I Samuel 18 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_18, 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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18:6	ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲕⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ	ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲕⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ	netxoreve ḋe avì èvol hytf ǹdavid èvol xen ǹpolis tyrou ǹpisrayl nem noukoukm ouoh noukimbalon xen ouraṡi	And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.
18:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲃⲁ	ouoh nouhiomi avhemsi evhōs evsōvi evgō m̀mos je saoul afpatasse xen nefṡo david hōf xen nefθva	And the women began the strain, and said, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
18:8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲃⲁ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲃⲁ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ	ouoh paisaji afṡōpi ǹponyron èmaṡō nahraf ǹsaoul eθve paisaji etavgof evgō m̀mos je ǹθ̀va avtyiou ǹdavid anok hō avtinṡo nyi	And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul concerning this matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me they have given thousands. And what more can he have but the kingdom?
18:9	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲟⲗϫ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲟⲗϫ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ	saoul ḋe nare pefhyt kolg èrof èdavid ǹċin p̀èhoou ète m̀mav ṡavol	And Saul eyed David from that day and onward.
18:10	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	asṡōpi ḋe menensa p̀èhoou ète m̀mav àoup̀nevma ǹponyron ì èjen saoul aferprofytevin xen θ̀myti ǹpefyi kata f̀ryti on ǹmyni ouoh t̀lonṡy nasxen t̀jig ǹsaoul	And it came to pass on the morrow that an evil spirit from God fell upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David was playing on the harp with his hand, according to his daily custom. And Sauls spear was in his hand.
18:11	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁϥⲡⲟϣⲥϥ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲝ ⲉⲧϫⲟ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲡⲟϣⲥϥ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲝ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟ	saoul ḋe afnav èt̀lonṡy pegaf je tinarahtḋaveiḋ xen θai ètafnogs ḋe èdavid afpoṡsf xa p̀ho ǹsaoul astōks èt̀go	And Saul took his spear and said, I will smite David even to the wall. But David escaped twice from his presence.
18:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ	ouoh saoul aferhoti xat̀·hy ǹdavid	And Saul was alarmed on account of David.
18:13	ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉϥⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉϥⲗⲟ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ	afθreflo xa pefho afkaθista m̀mof ǹṡiliarxos naf ouoh nafmoṡi èvol ouoh nafnyou èxoun hi t̀·hy ǹpilaos	And he removed him from him, and made him a captain of a thousand for himself; and he went out and came in before the people.
18:14	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ	david ḋe nafoi ǹrmnhyt xen nefmōit tyrou ère p̀ċois nemaf	And David was prudent in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
18:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϥ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ	ouoh saoul afnav je ǹθof david f̀oi ǹrmnhyt èmaṡō aferhoti xa tefhy	And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.
18:16	ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ	pisrayl ḋe tyrf nem iouda naoumyi ǹdavid èvol je ǹθof nafnyou èxoun ouoh nafnyou èvol hi t̀·hy ǹpilaos	And all Israel and Juda loved David, because he came in and went out before the people.
18:17	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲃ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲃ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	pejesaoul èxoun xen david je istanoċ ǹṡeere merob tinatyis nak ǹs·himi p̀lyn ṡōpi nyi ǹouṡyri ǹḋinatos ǹtekerpolemin nem ǹgaji ǹp̀ċois saoul ḋe afgos je ǹnetajig ṡōpi higōf	And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merob, I will give her to thee to Wife, only be thou to me a mighty man and ght the wars of the Lord. And Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
18:18	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	pejedavid je anok nim anok ouoh ou ne nesingenia ǹpaiōt xen pisrayl je eièhemsi nem t̀ṡeere ǹp̀ouro	And David said to Saul, Who am I, and What is the life of my fathers family in Israel, that I should be the kings sonin-law?
18:19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲭⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲟⲗⲗⲁⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲙⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲭⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲟⲗⲗⲁⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	ouoh asṡōpi xen p̀·syou èθremerōb t̀ṡeere ǹsaoul hemsi nem david avtyis mmakriyl p̀ṡyri mmaollais èθresṡōpi naf ǹs·himi	But it came to pass at the time when Merob Sauls daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Israel the Mothulathite to wife.
18:20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲱⲗ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲱⲗ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ	ouoh melxōl t̀ṡeere ǹsaoul asmeredavid avtamesaoul èfai ouoh p̀hōb afranaf	And Melchol the daughter of Saul loved David; and it was told Saul, and the thing was pleasing in his eyes.
18:21	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	pejesaoul je tinatyis naf ǹs·himi je eseṡōpi naf ǹs̀kanḋalon ouoh t̀jig ǹnallofilos ǹesṡop èjen saoul	And Saul said, I will give her to him, and she shall be a stumbling-block to him. Now the hand of the Philistines was against Saul.
18:22	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲙⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	saoul ḋe afhōn ètotou ènefvōk efgō m̀mos nōou je ǹθōten saji ǹhōp nem david etetengō m̀mos naf je isp̀ouro ouaṡk ouoh nefkevōk tyrou semei m̀mok ǹθok ċe ouōṡ èhemsi nem t̀ṡeere ǹp̀ouro	And Saul charged his servants, saying, Speak ye privately to David, saying, Behold, the king delights in thee, and all his servants love thee, and do thou becomes the king's son-in-law.
18:23	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲱϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲛϯⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲧⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϯⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ	ouoh ǹvōk ǹsaoul avsaji nem david kata naisaji pejedavid nōou je p̀hōb oulaav hy pe nahrytn eθratoh ǹpairyti nem p̀ouro anok ḋe anok ourōmi ǹhyki eisyṡ èǹtitaiyout an	And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? Whereas I am an humble man, an not honourable?
18:24	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲟⲟⲩ	ouoh ǹvōk ǹsaoul avtamesaoul ènaisaji èta david goou	And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words, which David spoke.
18:25	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓⲑⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	pejesaoul nōou je nai natetennagoou èdavid je nare p̀ouro oueṡtrepaiθōṡ ṡōpi an xen hanxryma alla xen ṡo ǹm̀ntatsvve ǹtenallofilos èjikva ǹǹgaji ǹp̀ouro saoul ḋe afmokmek ètyif ètotou ǹnallofilos	And Saul said, Thus shall ye speak to David, The king wants no gift but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the kings enemies. Now Saul thought to cast him into the hands of the Philistines.
18:26	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	ouoh ǹvōk ǹsaoul avtamedaveid ènaisaji p̀hōb ḋe afranaf ǹdavid èθreftoh nem p̀ouro	And the servants of Saul report these words to David, and David was well pleased to become the son-in-law to the king.
18:27	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲱⲗ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲗⲭⲱⲗ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	ouoh david aftōoun afvōk nem nefrōmi afpatasse ǹnallofilos ǹṡo ǹrōmi afìni ǹnoum̀ntatsvve èratf ǹp̀ouro aftoh ḋe nem p̀ouro ouoh melxōl tefṡeere aftyis naf ǹs·himi	And David arose, and went, he and his men, and smote among the Philistines a hundred men: and he brought their foreskins, and he becomes the king's son-in-law, and Saul gives him Melchol his daughter to wife.
18:28	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	saoul ḋe afnav je p̀ċois ṡop nem david ouoh pisrayl tyrf mei m̀mof	And Saul saw that the Lord was with David, and that all Israel loved him.
18:29	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ	saoul ḋe afouōh etotf eerhoti ǹhouo hytf ǹdavid	And he was yet more afraid of David.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 18
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_18
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_18, 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/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 18 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_18)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_18, 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=10 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 stroke_unified=30 th_resolved=4 tokens=347
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 18 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_18, 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/18.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: 24 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_18 (24 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 18. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_18. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/18.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_18, 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.