I Samuel 21 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_21, 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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21:1	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ouoh david aftōoun afmoṡi iōnaθan hōf afvōk èxoun èt̀polis	And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.
21:2	ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲙⲃⲁ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲙⲛϭⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲃⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ	david ḋe afì ehrai ènomva èratf naṡimelex p̀ouyb aṡimelex ḋe afeiōrm ètafì èxoun èrof pegaf naf je eθve ou ekmoṡi m̀mavatk em̀mon ċe laav moṡi nemak	And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?
21:3	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲫⲉⲗⲗⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲛⲓⲙ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲣⲑⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϯ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲉⲗⲗⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲛⲓⲙ	pejedavid èxoun xen p̀ouyb je p̀ouro p etafouahsahni nyi nousaji ǹte foou afgos èxoun ehrai jem̀peerθrelaav emi èp̀·saji p̀èti nagoouk anok eθvytf ouoh petaihōn etotk eθvytf ouoh ǹṡyri ṡym aiermeθre nōou xen p̀ma eṡavmouti èrof je p̀pistos ǹf̀nouti fellanin nemōnim	And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, an concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, The faithfulness of God, phellani maemoni.
21:4	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲉⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧ	tinou oun eṡōp ouentiou ǹōik ère tootk ti m̀peeteknahe èrof ehrai etot	And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.
21:5	ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲉⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	p̀ouyb ḋe aferouō efgō m̀mos je m̀mon ōik efċaxem ère tootn ǹsa nōik eθouab ǹte p̀roθysis eṡōp oun ǹṡyri ṡym setouvyout ès̀·himi eveṡouōm ǹxytou	And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them.
21:6	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲁϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲛ̀ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲙϯ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲥ̀ϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ	david ḋe aferouō efgō m̀mos ǹp̀ouyb je ahi aǹsahōōn èvol ǹs·himi ǹċin saf ouoh ǹċin ṡomti ǹfoou xen p̀θrentyin èvol èf̀mōit aǹṡyri ṡym tyrou touvoou ouoh f̀mōit etek·saji èros s̀ċaxem ǹfoou ḋe esnatouvo eθve naskevy	And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons.
21:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲛϭⲉ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥϩⲏⲙ ⲏ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲕⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥϩⲏⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ	ouoh aṡimelex piarṡièrevs afti naf ǹnōik ǹt̀p̀roθesis em̀mon ċe ōik m̀mav ǹsa netky ehrai hi t̀·hy ǹp̀ċois ète p̀ōik pe etavfitf hi t̀·hy m̀mof èka keouai ehrai efhym ie efroout ǹpèhoou etafċitou	So Abimelech the priest gave him the shewbread; for there were no loaves there, but only the presence loaves which had been removed from the presence of the Lord, in order that hot bread should be set on, on the day on which he took them.
21:8	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡ ⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ	nare ouai ḋe ǹǹvōk ǹsaoul m̀mav ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav efċyp emmontefparrysia m̀mav nahraf ǹpefċois èpefran p ḋōyk pidoumaios efmoni ǹǹmaspork ǹsaoul	And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul.
21:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϣⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲉϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ	ouoh david pegaf naṡimelex je ànav je ouon oulonṡy ṡop xatootk xen paima ie ousyfi je tasyfi ouoh naskevy m̀peieṡenou èvol nemyi èvol je p̀·saji èta p̀ouro hōn m̀mof etotfṡop xen ouniṡti ǹouahsahni	And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.
21:10	ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲡⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲑⲥⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲥ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲅⲟⲗⲓⲁⲑ ⲡ̀ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϧⲟⲑⲃϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲙⲁⲑⲥⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϭⲓⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲓⲥ	p̀ouyb ḋe pegaf naf je ist̀syfi ǹġoliaθ p̀allofilos fai etakxoθvf xen paima ǹematsky ehrai ǹpaima ouoh sċlemlōm ǹouhoite eṡōp oun kouaṡs ċits je m̀mon kyte ǹpaima ǹsa θai pejedavid naf je isje menkyte ǹsa θai ma nyis	And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou smotest in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapt in a cloth: if thou wilt take it, take it for thyself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.
21:11	ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲉⲑ	ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲑ	aftyis naf david ḋe aftōoun ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav xa p̀ho ǹsaoul ouoh david afì èratf naxous p̀ouro ǹgeθ	And he gave it him; and David arose, and fled in that day from he presence of Saul: and David came to Anchus king of Geth.
21:12	ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲁ	ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲃⲁ	ǹvōk ḋe naxous pegav naf je ǹfai an pe david p̀ouro ǹp̀kahi my ǹfai an pe david petavi èvol xa tefhy ǹje ǹhiomi etxoreve evgō m̀mos je saoul afpatasse xen nefṡo david hōf xen nefθva	And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the son to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousand, and David his ten thousands?
21:13	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲉⲑ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲑ	david afkanaisaji xen pefhyt ouoh aferhoti èmaṡō xat̀·hy naxous p̀ouro ǹgeθ	And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Anchus king of Geth.
21:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲉϣϭⲁ ϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯϭⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϩ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲣⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϣϭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲁϣⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯϭⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϩ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲣⲧ	ouoh afṡive ǹpefs̀mot ǹpefm̀θo èvol afċō efèṡċa jig hirn ǹro ǹt̀pily ǹt̀polis eafrt·he ǹnetfaṡs ǹhyt ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav ouoh naftiċla èpaisa nem fai ǹpoum̀θo èvol efhyv ehrai hirn ǹro ǹt̀pily èrenefjih ṡouo èjen tefmort	And he changed his appearance before him, and feigned himself a false character in that day; and drummed upon the doors of the city, and used extravagant gestures with his hands, and fell against the doors of the gate, and his spittle ran down upon his beard.
21:15	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲫⲁϣⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ	pejeaxous ǹnefvōk je gouṡt ǹtetennav èpairōmi effaṡs ǹhyt eθve je aretenenf nyi èxoun	And Anchus said to his servants, Lo! ye see the man is mad: why have ye brought him in to me?
21:16	ⲏ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲟϣⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲉⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ	ⲓⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲫⲁϣⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲉⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ	ie eiṡaat anok ǹrōmi effaṡs ǹhyt èvol je aretenìni ǹfai èxoun nai èθreferneis̀mot nahrai fai efnaerp̀houn an nyi	Am I in want of madmen, that ye have brought him in to me to play the madman? He shall not come into the house.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 21
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_21
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_21, 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/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 21 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_21)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_21, 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=3 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 stroke_unified=9 th_resolved=4 tokens=342
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 21 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_21, 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/21.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: 16 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_21 (16 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 21. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_21. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/21.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_21, 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.