Genesis 20 — Coptic · Cairene

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20:1	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁⲡⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲅⲉⲣⲁⲣⲟⲓⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁⲡⲉⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲣⲟⲓⲥ	ouoh afouōteb èvol m̀mav ǹje abraam èoukahi efsapement ouoh afṡōpi oute kaḋys nem oute sour ouoh afgōili xen gerarois	And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
20:2	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲗ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲗ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ	peje abraam ḋe eθve sarra tefs̀·himi je tasōni te aferhoti ġar ègos je tas̀·himi te mypote ǹtouxoθvef ǹje nirōmi ǹte tivaki eθvyts afouōrp ḋe ǹje abimelex p̀ouro ǹgerarōn ouoh afel sarra	And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.
20:3	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲁⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϯⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲗⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲁ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲗⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ	ouoh afṡenaf ǹje f̀nouti ha abimelex xen ourasoui ǹte piègōrh ouoh pegaf naf je hyppe ǹθok k̀namou eθve tis̀·himi ètakols θai te esṡop nem ouhai	And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.
20:4	ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲗⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ	ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲗⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ	abimelex ḋe m̀pefċoh èros ouoh pegaf je p̀ċois ouṡ̀lol ǹatèmi ouoh ǹθ̀myi k̀natakof	But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly and just nation?
20:5	ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ	ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ	my ǹθof an afgos nyi je tasōni te ouoh ǹθof asgos nyi je pason pe ǹx̀ryi xen ouhyt efouab nem oumeθmyi ǹte najig aier fai	Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
20:6	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯⲁ̀ⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯⲁ̀ⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ	peje f̀nouti ḋe naf xen ourasoui je ànok hō aièmi je xen ouhyt efouab aker fai eθve fai aitiàso èrok ǹpikak èernovi èroi eθve fai ǹpikak èċi nemas	And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.
20:7	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲭ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	tinou ḋe ma t̀s̀·himi ǹpirōmi naf je oup̀rofytys pe ouoh efètōvh ègōk ouoh ekèōnx èṡōp ḋe akṡ̀temtyis àrièmi je k̀namou ǹθok nem netentak tyrou	But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt die and all thine.
20:8	ⲁϥϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	ⲁϥϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	afṡorpf ḋe ǹje abimelex ǹtoouì afmouti ènefàlōouì tyrou ouoh afsaji ǹnaisaji tyrou èx̀ryi ènoumaṡg averhoti ḋe ǹje nirōmi tyrou èmaṡō	And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly.
20:9	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣ̀ϩⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣ̀ϩⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲕⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ	ouoh afmouti ǹje abimelex èabraam ouoh pegaf naf je ou pe fai ètakaif nan myti anernovi èrok je akìni èr̀hyi ègōi nem tametouro ǹouniṡti ǹnovi ouhōb m̀mon h̀li naaif akaif nyi	And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that thou hast done to us? Have we sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done to me a deed, which no one ought to do.
20:10	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ	peje abimelex ḋe ǹabraam je ou pe ètaknav èrof èaker fai	And Abimelech said to Abraam, What hast thou seen in that thou hast done this?
20:11	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	peje abraam ḋe je aigos ġar je hara m̀mon metṡamṡenouti ǹpaima ànok ḋe senaxoθvet eθve tais̀·himi	And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.
20:12	ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	ke ġar àlyθōs tasōni te ǹṡeniōt alla ǹṡenmav an asṡōpi ḋe nyi evs̀·himi	For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife.
20:13	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ϭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ϭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ	asṡōpi ḋe èta f̀nouti ènt èvol xen p̀yi ǹpaiōt pejyi nas je taimeθmyi ère ais nemyi xen ma niven ètennaṡenan èrōou àċos je pason pe	And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness thou shalt perform to me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother.
20:14	ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ	abimelex ḋe afċi ǹṡo ǹkiti ǹhat hanèsōou nem hanmasi hanvōk nem hanvōki aftyitou ǹabraam ouoh afti ǹsarra tefs̀·himi naf	And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.
20:15	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	ouoh peje abimelex ǹabraam je hyppe is pakahi ǹpekm̀θo pima èθranak ṡōpi ǹxytf	And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee.
20:16	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	pegaf ḋe ǹsarra hyppe aiti ǹṡo ǹkiti ǹhat m̀peson nai evèṡōpi ne èp̀taio ǹpeho nem ny eθneme ouoh àrimeθmyi ǹsyou niven	And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to thee for the price of thy countenance, and to all the women with thee, and speak the truth in all things.
20:17	ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̀ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ	ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ	abraam ḋe aftōvh ǹf̀nouti ouoh à f̀nouti touje abimelex nem tefs̀·himi nem nefàlōoui nem pefyi tyrf ouoh avmisi	And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children.
20:18	ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲁ̀ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ	ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲁ̀ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣ̀ⲑⲁⲙ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ	je xen ouṡ̀θam à f̀nouti ṡ̀θam savol ǹtoti niven etxen p̀yi ǹabimelex eθve sarra t̀s̀·himi ǹabraam	Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam's wife.

Provenance

title: Genesis 20
dialect: bohairic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 01_Genesis_20
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)
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attribution: Genesis 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 01_Genesis_20, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/20.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Genesis 20 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 01_Genesis_20)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Genesis 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 01_Genesis_20, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the witness-aligned CoNLL-U segmentation, C3b; 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/20.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Genesis 20 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Genesis 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 01_Genesis_20, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/20.bohairic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 18 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.ot, 01_Genesis_20 (18 lines)

Cite as:

Genesis 20. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 01_Genesis_20. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/genesis/20.bohairic.scriptorium/. Genesis 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 01_Genesis_20, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.