I Samuel 23 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_23, 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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23:1	ⲁⲩϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲁⲩϭⲓⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	avċip̀ouō ḋe ǹdavid evgō m̀mos je isnallofilos seerpolemin nem keeila ouoh ǹθōou sehōlem ǹnouċnōou sehōmi m̀mōou nōou	And it was told David, saying, behold, the Philistines war in Keila, and they rob, they trample on the threshing-floors.
23:2	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲛⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ	david ḋe afgnep̀ċois efgō m̀mos je ènetanfōt èratou ǹnallofilos èθrapatasse m̀mōou pejep̀ċois ǹdavid je vōk ouoh k̀napatasse ǹnallofilos ǹtekpeje t̀keeila	And David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said, Go, and thou shalt smite these Philistines, and shalt save Keila.
23:3	ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	ǹrōmi ḋe ǹdavid pegav èxoun èrof je is·hyppe ànon èǹxen paima xen taioudaia tenerhoti ouoh aṡ te f̀ryti etnaṡōpi m̀mon anṡanvōk ehrai èt̀keeila ǹtentyin èxoun èǹṡōl ǹtenallofilos	And the men of David said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judea; and how shall it be if we go to Keila? Shall we go after the spoils of the Philistines?
23:4	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲛⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ	david on afouōh etotf ègnep̀ċois ouoh p̀ċois aferouō efgō m̀mos naf je tōoun ǹtekvōk ehrai èt̀keeila je anok petnati ǹnallofilos ehrai ènekjig	And David enquired yet again of the Lord; and the Lord answered him, and said to him, Arise and go down to Keila, for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hands.
23:5	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ϧⲁ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ	david ḋe afvōk nem nefrōmi ehrai etkeeila averpolemin nem nallofilos ǹallofilos ḋe avfōt xa touhy david ḋe affai ǹnoutvnooue ouoh afpatasse m̀mōou xen ouniṡti ǹp̀lygy david ḋe aftougo ǹnetouyh xen t̀keeila	So David and his men with him went to Keila, and fought with the Philistines; and they fled from before him, and he carried off their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter, and David rescued the inhabitants of Keila.
23:6	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲙⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲭⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ	ǹterefvōk ḋe ǹje abiaθar p̀ṡyri naṡimelex èratf ǹdavid ǹθof hōf afvōk ehrai èt̀keeila nem david èrepefouḋ xen tefjig	And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David, that he went down with David to Keila, having and ephod in his hand.
23:7	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲛⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ	saoul ḋe avtamof je a david ì ehrai etkeeila pejesaoul je a f̀nouti tyif ehrai ènajig je afhōn èxoun ètafvōk èxoun èoupolis esorg ǹro himoxlos	And it was told Saul that David was come to Keila: and Saul said, God has sold him into my hands, for he is shut up, having entered into a city that has gates and bars.
23:8	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ	ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ	saoul ḋe afhōn etotf ǹpeflaos tyrf èp̀polemos èθrevvōk ehrai èt̀keeila èċōpe ǹdavid nem nefrōmi etnemaf	And Saul charged all the people to go down to war to Keila, to besiege David and his men.
23:9	ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲃϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲃϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲓⲁⲑⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲉⲫⲟⲩⲇ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ	david ḋe ètafemi je ǹsaoul naovṡf an èt̀kakia ètouentafse èxoun èrof pejedavid ǹabiaθar p̀ouyb je avepefouḋ ǹp̀ċois èpaima	And David knew that Saul spoke openly of mischief against him: and David said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod of the Lord.
23:10	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ	ouoh pejedavid je p̀ċois f̀nouti ǹpisrayl xen ousōtem apekvōk sōtem je saoul kōti ǹsa f̀ryti ei ehrai etkeeila ètaket̀polis eθvyt	And David said, Lord God of Israel, thy servant has indeed heard, that Saul seeks to come against Keila to destroy the city on my account.
23:11	ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ	enesenatyis ehrai etotf ouoh tinou ènasaoul nai ehrai èpaima kata f̀ryti etapekvōk sōtem p̀ċois f̀nouti ǹpisrayl aio tamepekvōk	Will the place be shut up? And now will Saul come down, as thy servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant.
23:12	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ	pejep̀ċois je senatyis	And the Lord said, It will be shut up.
23:13	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲓⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	david ḋe aftōoun nem nefrōmi evnaerf̀toou ǹṡo ǹrōmi avì èvol xen t̀keeila avmoṡi èp̀ma etounavōk èrof	And David arose, and the men with him, in number about four hundred, and they went forth from Keila, and went whithersoever they could go: and it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keila, and he forbore to come.
23:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲕϩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲕϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ	ouoh david afhemsi xen t̀erymos xen p̀tōou ǹsif xen p̀tōou etrok·h xen p̀tōou etnaṡt ouoh saoul nafkōti ǹsōf xen èhoou niven m̀pep̀ċois ḋe tyif ehrai etotf	And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
23:15	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫ	david ḋe afemi je saoul nai èvol èkōti ǹsōf ouoh david naf xen p̀tōou etnaṡt xen p̀ma ǹvrre ǹsif	And David perceived that Saul went forth to seek David; and David was in the dry mountain in the New Ziph.
23:16	ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	iōnaθan ḋe p̀ṡyri ǹsaoul aftōoun afvōk èratf ǹdavid ehrai èt̀kainy aftagretootf nemaf xen p̀ċois	And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.
23:17	ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲱϣ	ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲑⲱϣ	efgō m̀mos naf je m̀pererhoti ǹt̀jig ǹsaoul paiōt najimi èrok an alla ǹθok petnarrro èjen pisrayl anok hō ǹtaṡōpi nak ǹmehsnav xaθouk ouoh saoul paiōt sōoun ǹpaiθōṡ	And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.
23:18	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	ǹθōou ḋe hi ousop avsmnḋiaθyky nem nouèryou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois ouoh david nafhemsi xen t̀kainy iōnaθan ḋe afvōk ehrai èpefyi	So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
23:19	ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲏⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲛϩⲙⲙⲁⲥⲥⲁⲣⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲉⲗⲗⲁⲇ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲕ̀ⲏⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲥⲥⲁⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲉⲗⲗⲁⲇ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ	ǹrōmi ḋe ǹsif avì ehrai xen p̀kahi etnaṡt èratf ǹsaoul èp̀bounos evgō m̀mos naf je isḋaviḋ k̀yp xaten xen massara xen p̀ma et·heghōg xen t̀kainy xen p̀bounos niekellaḋ petsaounam niessemou ète p̀tōou pe	And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Echela, which is on the right of Jessaemon?
23:20	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲓϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲣⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲣⲃⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	tinou oun p̀ouōṡ ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀ouro àrif ouoh marep̀ouro tōoun ǹtefi neman ànon ġar nekvōk anorvef èxoun ètyif ehrai etotf ǹp̀ouro	And now according to all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
23:21	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ	pejesaoul nōou je tetens̀marōout ǹθōten ǹtotf ǹp̀ċois je aretenm̀kah ǹhyt ǹθōten xaroi	And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
23:22	ⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲕⲣⲟϥ	ⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲕⲣⲟϥ	vōk ċe ǹtetentihtyten ǹtetenemi on èp̀ma taṡy ère ratf smont ǹxytf p̀ma ntatetengos eθvytf mypote on ǹtefìri ǹoum̀ntkrof	Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
23:23	ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϥϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ	ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϭⲉ ϥ̀ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲁϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ	ànav oun ǹtetenemi ouoh tinai nemōten eṡōp ċe f̀hijen p̀kahi tinahot·het ǹsōf xen nanθaṡ tyrou ǹteǹmyṡ ǹiouda	Take notice, then, and learn, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass that if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Juda.
23:24	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲫⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲫⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ	ouoh ǹrōmi ǹsifevs avtōoun avì èvol hi t̀·hy ǹsaoul david ḋe nem nefrōmi navxen t̀erymos ǹmaan xen p̀ma ǹhōtp ǹsaouìnam niessemoun	And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon.
23:25	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁⲛ	ouoh saoul nem nefrōmi avvōk ètiouoi ǹsōf avtamedaveid ḋe aftōoun afvōk ehrai èt̀petra etxen t̀erymos ǹmaan ouoh saoul afsōtem aftōoun affōt ǹsa david ehrai èterymos ǹmaan	And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.
23:26	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϭⲟⲡⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϭⲟⲡⲟⲩ	ouoh saoul nem nefrōmi navxen paisa ǹp̀tōou david ḋe hōf nem nefrōmi navxen paisa ǹp̀tōou david ḋe nare f̀nouti rōis èrof èθrefnohem èp̀ho ǹsaoul saoul ḋe nem nefrōmi avsōr èvol èdavid nem nefrōmi èċopou	And Saul and his men go on one side of the mountain, and David and his men are on the other side of the mountain: and David was hiding himself to escape from Saul: and Saul and his men encamped against David and his men, in order to take them.
23:27	ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϩ	ⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϩⲓ	ou vaiṡine ḋe èafì èratf ǹsaoul efgō m̀mos je tōoun àmou taṡy je nallofilos avtōoun èjen penkahi	And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
23:28	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲱⲣϫ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲫⲱⲣϫ	ouoh saoul afkotf èfahou eṡtemfōt ǹsa david ouoh saoul afvōk èratou ǹnallofilos eθve fai avmouti èf̀ran ǹp̀ma ète m̀mav je t̀petra etasfōrg	So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 23
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_23
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_23, 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/23.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 23 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 23.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_23)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_23, 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=12 stroke_unified=36 th_resolved=4 tokens=493
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/23.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 23 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 23.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_23, 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/23.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: 28 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_23 (28 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 23. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_23. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/23.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_23, 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.