I Samuel 27 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: I Samuel 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_27, 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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27:1	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϥⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ	david ḋe afsaji xen pefhyt efgō m̀mos je tinou aryou xen ouèhoou eièì ehrai etotf ǹsaoul ǹte ṡtempetnanouf ṡōpi m̀moi aiṡanṡtemtōoun ǹtavōk ehrai èp̀kahi ǹnallofilos ǹte saoul sahōōf èvol m̀moi ǹteflo efkōti ǹsōi xen ǹθoṡ tyrou ǹpisrayl ǹtarvol ènefjig	And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered for death into the hands of Saul; and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand.
27:2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲭ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲅⲉⲑ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲭ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲅⲉⲑ	ouoh david aftōoun nem peftoou ǹṡe ǹrōmi etnemaf afvōk èratf naxous p̀ṡyri mmaak p̀ouro ǹgeθ	So David arose, and the six hundred men that were with him, and he went to Anchus, son Ammach, king of Geth.
27:3	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲅⲉⲑ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲭⲓⲛⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲃⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲙⲏⲗⲟⲥ	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲅⲉⲑ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲭⲓⲛⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲃⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲙⲏⲗⲟⲥ	afouōh xaten axous xen geθ ǹθof nem nefrōmi p̀ouai p̀ouai nem pefyi david nem tefs̀·himi s̀nouti akinaab tisraylitys ouoh abikia t̀s̀·himi naval p̀karmylos	And David dwelt with Anchus, he and his men, each with his family; and David and both his wives, Achinaam, the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
27:4	ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ	ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ	avċi ǹp̀ouō ḋe ǹsaoul je a david fōt ehrai egeθ m̀pefouōh ċe etotf èvōk ètiouoi ǹsōf	And it was told Saul that David had fled to Geth; and he no longer sought after him.
27:5	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲓϭⲉⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϯⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϭⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲗⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϯⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϭⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	pejedavid ḋe èxoun xen axous je eṡōp anok pekvōk aijemxaris nahrak maroutiouma ǹouōh nyi xen ǹpolis et·hyn èt̀sōṡe je eièċō m̀mav ǹtepekvōk lo xen oupolis ekoi ǹouro ǹxyts	And David said to Anchus, If now thy servant has found grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell with thee in a royal city?
27:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲉⲗⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲕⲉⲗⲗⲁⲕ ⲱⲡ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲕⲉⲗⲗⲁⲕ ⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	ouoh afti naf ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav ǹtoukelak eθve fai asekellak ōp èp̀ouro ǹtouḋaia ṡaehrai èfoou ǹèhoou	And he gave him Sekelac in that day: therefore Sekelac came into possession of the king of Judea to this day.
27:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ	ouoh t̀ype ǹnèhoou ǹtadavid aiou xen t̀sōṡe ǹnallofilos aferf̀toou ǹevot	And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was four months.
27:8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲓⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲙⲁⲗⲏⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲣϭ ϫⲓⲛⲗⲁⲙⲯⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲓⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲙⲁⲗⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁϥϭⲟⲣϭ ϫⲓⲛⲗⲁⲙⲯⲟⲩⲣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ ⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ	ouoh david enaṡafvōk ehrai nem nefrōmi ǹtouti nem p̀kesiri tyrf nem p̀amalyk ouoh is p̀kahi nafċorċ jinlampsour ète ǹma n etyp èrōou evorg ṡaehrai èkymi	And David and his men went up, and made an attack on all the Gesirites and on the Amalekites: and behold, the land was inhabited, (even the land from Gelampsur) by those who come from the fortified cities even to the land of Egypt.
27:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲛ̀ϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ	ouoh nafθmko ǹp̀kahi eǹfnohem ǹouhōout an ouḋe ous̀·himi ouoh nafċi ǹhanòhi ǹesōou nem henaèhoou ouoh hanèsōou nem hanċamoul ouoh hanhoite ouoh navkto m̀mōou evnyou èratf naxous	And he smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive; and they took flocks, and herds, and asses, and camels, and raiment; and they returned and came to Anchus.
27:10	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲅⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲉⲙⲉⲅⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲓⲍⲉⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲅⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲉⲙⲉⲅⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲓⲍⲉⲓ	pejeankous èxoun xen david efgō m̀mos naf je ntaretenvōk ern nim ǹfoou pejedavid naf je ntanvōk ern p̀·sa ǹf̀rys ǹtouḋaia ouoh erm p̀·sa ǹf̀rys nievemeġa ouoh erm p̀·sa ǹf̀rys m̀pe genizei	And Anchus said to David, On whom have ye made an attack to-day? And David said to Anchus, On the south of Judea, and on the south of Jesmega, and on the south of the Kenezite.
27:11	ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϩⲛⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ ⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲅⲉⲑ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ	ouoh hōout niven nem s·himi niven ǹpenhareh èrōou etou èxoun egeθ eigō m̀mos hina ǹnevjeousaji etvyytxen geθ evgō m̀mos je nai ne ṡareḋaviḋ aiou ouoh fai pe pefḋikaiōma ǹnèhoou tyrou ǹtadavid aiou xen t̀sōṡe ǹnallofilos	And I have not saved man or woman alive to bring them to Geth, saying, Lest they carry a report to Geth against us, saying, These things David does. And this was his manner all the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
27:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ouoh axous apefhyt tōt èmaṡō èjen david efgō m̀mos je xen ouṡipe afċiṡipi xen peflaos pisrayl ouoh f̀naṡōpi nyi ǹouvōk ǹṡa èneh	So David had the full confidence of Anchus, who said, He is thoroughly disgraced among his people in Israel and he shall be my servant for ever.

Provenance

title: I Samuel 27
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_27
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_27, 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/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: I Samuel 27 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_27)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_27, 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=8 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 stroke_unified=24 tokens=246
file: Bible/Old Testament/I Samuel/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: I Samuel 27 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: I Samuel 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_27, 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/27.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: 12 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_27 (12 lines)

Cite as:

I Samuel 27. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 09_I_Samuel_27. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/i-samuel/27.sahidic.scriptorium/. I Samuel 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 09_I_Samuel_27, 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.