I Samuel 16 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_16, 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. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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16:1	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϣⲃϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ϣⲁⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲓϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ϣⲁ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϣⲃϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ϣⲁ ⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧ	pejep̀ċois ḋe ǹsamouyl je ṡa tnav ekerhyvi ǹθok èjen saoul ouoh anok aisoṡvf èθrefrrro tinou ċe moh ǹpektap ǹneh ǹteki ǹtagoouk ṡa eissai ehrai èbyθleem je aitihtyi xen ǹṡyri ǹiessai èouai efnarrro xarat	And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessae, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.
16:2	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁϩⲥⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲁϩⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	pejesamouyl ǹp̀ċois je einavōk ǹaṡ ǹryti ouoh ǹtesaoul sōtem ǹtefmoout pejep̀ċois naf je ċi nemak ǹouvahsi ǹehe ǹtekgos je ntaii èrθisia ǹp̀ċois	And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
16:3	ⲛⲅⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ǹkθōhem ǹiessai èt̀θisia ouoh tinatamok èneteknaaiou ǹtekθōhs ǹp̀tinatamok èrof	And thou shalt call Jessae to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee.
16:4	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲉⲓⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ouoh samouyl afiri ǹhōb niven èta p̀ċois goou naf afì ehrai èbyθleem aǹp̀resbiteros ǹt̀polis eiōrm ètavnav èrof ouoh pegav naf je t̀ryny ǹpekmōit naièxoun petnav èvol	And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer?
16:5	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲃⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	pegaf nōou je t̀ryny etaii èrθisia ǹp̀ċois touvo θynou ǹtetenevfrane nemyi ǹfoou ouoh aftouvo ǹiessai nem nefṡyri afθahmeou èt̀θisia	And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jessae and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.
16:6	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲉⲗⲓⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲣ︦ⲥ︥ ⲣⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲉⲗⲓⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	asṡōpi ḋe etavì èxoun afnav eeliab pegaf eθvytf je ispik̀ristos rō ǹp̀ċois ǹpefm̀θo èvol	And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
16:7	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ ϫⲉϥⲥⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϭⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲱϥ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ	pejep̀ċois ǹsamouyl jempergouṡt èjen pefsa ouḋe èjen t̀ċot ǹtefṡiy je f̀soṡf nahrai je ǹf̀ryti an ète ǹrōmi gouṡt èp̀ho ère f̀nouti hōf gouṡt je èreǹrōmi gouṡt èp̀ho mmate f̀nouti ḋe ǹθof efgouṡt èp̀hyt	But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
16:8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲁⲙⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ	ouoh iessai afmouti eaminadab afì afaheratf hi t̀·hy ǹsamouyl pejesamouyl jempep̀ċois setppaiket	And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
16:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ	ouoh èiessai aftaho èratf ǹsama pejesamouyl jempep̀ċois setppaiket	And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
16:10	ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ	ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ	iessai ḋe aftaho èratf ǹpefṡaṡf ǹṡyri hi t̀·hy ǹsamouyl pejesamouyl jempep̀ċois setplaav xen nai	And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, the Lord has not chosen these.
16:11	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲓ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ϫⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟϫⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϥ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟϫⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ	pejesamouyl ǹiessai je ie anekṡyri ouō pejeiessai naf je èti p̀kouji ènai f̀ṡop ouoh is hyppe f̀moni xen ǹesōou pejesamouyl ǹiessai je goou ǹtekmouti èrof je ǹtennanogn an èouōm ṡatefi	And Samuel said to Jessae, Hast thou no more sons? And Jessae said, There is yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessae, Send and fetch him for we may not sit down till he comes.
16:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲏ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲣϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲓⲏ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ	ouoh afgoou afenf ehrai fai ḋe noumyrṡ pe efoi ǹsaiy ǹval enanef enav èrof nahraf ǹp̀ċois pejep̀ċois samouyl je tōoun ǹtekθōhs ǹdavid fai ġar ouàġaθos pe	And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.
16:13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱϭⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲣⲙⲁⲑⲁⲉⲓⲙ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁϥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲣⲙⲁⲑⲁⲉⲓⲙ	ouoh samouyl afċi ǹp̀tap ǹneh afθōhs ǹdavid xen θ̀myti ǹnefs̀nyou ouoh pip̀nevma ǹp̀ċois afvōoun èjen david ǹċin p̀èhoou ète m̀mav ṡa vol samouyl ḋe afvōk ehrai earmaθaeim	And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim.
16:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲱϫⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲱϫⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ouoh pip̀nevma ǹp̀ċois afsahōōf èvol ǹsaoul ouoh avp̀nevma ǹponyron ōgt m̀mof ǹtotf ǹp̀ċois	And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
16:15	ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲱϫⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲱϫⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ǹvōk ḋe ǹsaoul pegav naf je is·hyppe ouon oup̀nevma ǹponyron ōgt m̀mok ǹtotf ǹp̀ċois	And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, and evil spirit from the Lord torments thee.
16:16	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲉⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲛⲏⲣⲁ ⲛϥϯⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲛⲏⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϯⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ	marenekvōk taveousaji ǹte pekm̀θo èvol ouoh ǹtoukōti ǹsa ourōmi efsōoun m̀psallei xen oukiθara ǹt̀nntf èxoun ǹpenċois ouoh erṡanp̀p̀na ǹponyron ì ègōk efèpsallei xen tefkinyra ǹteftim̀ton nak	Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou shalt be well, and he shall refresh thee.
16:17	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ	pejesaoul oun ǹnefvōk je ànav oun nyi ǹp̀rōmi efsōoun m̀psallei kalōs ǹtetenenf èxoun nai	And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skilful player, and bring him to me.
16:18	ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ	ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ	ouai ḋe ǹnefvōk aferouō efgō m̀mos naf je is·hyppe ainav èouṡyri ǹte eissai p èvol xen byθleem ǹθof f̀sōoun m̀psallei p̀rōmi ḋe ourmnhyt pe ouoh ourōmi pe ǹpolemistys evsofos pe xen pefsaji èourōmi pe ǹàġaθos xen p̀nav èrof ouoh p̀ċois nemaf	And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
16:19	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ	saoul ḋe afgoou ǹhanvaiṡine èratf niesou efgō m̀mos je ouōrp nyi ǹpekṡyri david etxen nekèsōou	And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock.
16:20	ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ	ⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲉⲙⲡⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ	iessai ḋe afċi nouṡi ǹnoeit nem ouhō ǹyrp ouoh oumas ǹvaempi afgoousou ǹsaoul èvol hitotf ǹdavid pefṡyri	And Jessae took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul.
16:21	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ϥϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ	ouoh david afvōk èxoun ṡa saoul afaheratf ǹp̀m̀θo èvol afmenritf mmate afṡōpi èfxaratf effai ǹnefskevy	And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
16:22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϭⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲁϥϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϭⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ	ouoh saoul afgoou èratf ǹniessai efgō m̀mos naf je mareḋaviḋ ċō xatoti je afċnxaris nahrai	And Saul sent to Jessae, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.
16:23	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϣⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲛⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲛⲏⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ouoh erṡanp̀p̀na ǹponyron ì ehrai èjen saoul david ṡafċi ǹtefkinyra xen tefjig efpsallei ouoh ṡaresaoul m̀ton ǹte fai ṡōpi ǹaġaθon ǹte pip̀nevma ǹponyron sahōōf èvol m̀mof	And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 16
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_16
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_16, 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. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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/I Samuel/16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 16 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_16)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_16, 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. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=9 stroke_unified=27 th_resolved=3 tokens=412
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 16 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_16, 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. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/16.sahidic.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: 23 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 09_I_Samuel_16 (23 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 16. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_16. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/16.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_16, 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. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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.