II Samuel 4 — Coptic · Cairene

Source and licence

share: attributionsahidic

Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 10_II_Samuel_04

Attribution: II Samuel 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 10_II_Samuel_04, 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.

Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Full provenance and citation

The text

12 lines · a line number is a link to itself

English: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.

ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
4:1	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ	ouoh ievousθe p̀ṡyri ǹsaoul afsōtem je a abennyr mou xen ṡebrōn anefjig kō èvol afstōt ouoh ǹrōmi tyrou ǹpisrayl avṡ̀θorter	And Jebosthe the son of Saul heard that Abenner the son of Ner had died in Chebron; and his hands were paralyzed, and all the men of Israel grew faint.
4:2	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲏⲡ ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲁⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲃⲏⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑ ⲉⲥⲏⲡ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ	ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲏⲡ ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡ ⲃⲁⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡ ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲏⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑ ⲉⲥⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ	rōmi ḋe s̀nav ǹḋinatos ǹk̀rof evyp eievousθe p̀ṡyri ǹsaoul f̀ran ǹp̀ouai m̀mōou p vaanna ouoh f̀ran ǹp̀mehsnav p hryxab ǹṡyri ǹhrymmōn p̀vyroθeos èvol xen ǹṡyri ǹbeniamin je vyrōθ esyp èǹṡyri ǹbeniamin	And Jebosthe the son of Saul had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Remmon the Berothite of the children of Benjamin; for Beroth was reckoned to the children of Benjamin.
4:3	ⲛⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲅⲉⲑⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲅⲉⲑⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	ǹvyrōθeos ḋe avfōt egeθθai ouoh navċalōou èp̀ma ète m̀mav ṡaehrai èfoou ǹèhoou	And the Berothites ran away to Gethaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
4:4	ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛϯ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲙⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲁⲥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲥⲡⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲱⲗϩⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲁϥⲣϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲙⲫⲓⲃⲟⲥⲑⲉ	ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟϭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲁⲥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲥⲫⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲥⲫⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲁϥϫⲱⲗϩⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲣϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲙⲫⲓⲃⲟⲥⲑⲉ	iōnaθan ḋe p̀ṡyri ǹsaoul naouon taf m̀mav ǹouṡyri efṡooċe ènefoueryte èouṡyri pe ef xen tai ǹrompi fai ḋe ètavnp̀ouō ǹsaoul nem iōnaθan pefṡyri èvol xen pisrayl tefmoni asfitf asfōt nemaf esfyt ḋe nemaf eafgōlhs afhei afrċale pefran pe memfivosθe	And Jonathan Saul's son had a son lame of his feet, five years old, and he was in the way when the news of Saul and Jonathan his son came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass as he hasted and retreated, that he fell, and was lamed. And his name was Memphibosthe.
4:5	ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲃⲏⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲟⲛϣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ	ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ	avvōk ḋe ǹje ǹrōmi ǹhremmōn p̀vyroθeos hryxab nem baana avon ṡou èxoun ǹp̀nav ǹp̀kavma ǹmeri èp̀yi nievousθe ǹθof ḋe nafenkot hijen pefċlog ǹp̀nav ǹmeri	And Rechab and Baana the sons of Remmon the Berothite went, and they came in the heat of the day into the house of Jebosthe; and he was sleeping on a bed at noon.
4:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲥϫⲓⲣⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲃⲁⲛⲁⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲁⲥϫⲓⲣⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲃϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲃⲁⲛⲁⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ	ouoh t̀m̀noote ǹpyi nastouvo ǹhansouò asjirekrike ḋe asōvṡ ouoh vanaa nem hryxab nefs̀nyou m̀pe laav emi èrōou	And, behold, the porter of the house winnowed wheat, and he slumbered and slept: and the brothers Rechab and Baana went privily into the house:
4:7	ⲁⲩⲟⲛϣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	àouon ṡou èxoun èp̀yi ievousθe ḋe nafenkot hijen pefċlog xen pefkoitōn avkonsf ḋe avmooutf ouoh avfai ǹtefàfe avì èvol evmoṡi xen f̀mōit etċi ǹma ǹhōtp ǹtevṡy tyrs	And Jebosthe was sleeping on his bed in his chamber: and they smite him, and slay him, and take off his head: and they took his head, and went all the night by the western road.
4:8	ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϩⲛⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ	ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲧⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ	avìni ǹtàfe nievousθe èratf ǹdavid xen ṡebrōn pegav èxoun xen p̀ouro je istàfe nievousθe p̀ṡyri ǹsaoul pekgaji ènefkōti ǹsa tekpsiṡy ouoh p̀ċois afti ǹpenċois p̀ouro ǹoujikva ǹte nekgaji ǹf̀ryti ǹfoou ǹèhoou èvol xen saoul pekgaji ouoh èvol xen pefs̀perma	And they brought the head of Jebosthe to David to Chebron, and they said to the king, Behold the head of Jebosthe the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life; and the Lord has executed for my lord the king vengeance on his enemies, as it is this day: even on Saul thy enemy, and on his seed.
4:9	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲁⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲏⲭⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲁⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲏⲣⲱⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	david ḋe aferouō ǹhryxab nem baana pefson ǹṡyri ǹhremmōn p̀vyrōθeos efgō m̀mos nōou je f̀onx ǹje p̀ċois fai etafsōti ǹtapsiṡy èvol xen θlipsis niven	And David answered and Rechab and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all affliction;
4:10	ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛⲥⲉⲕⲉⲗⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ	ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲕⲉⲗⲁⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ	je petafenp̀ouō nyi je saoul afmou ouoh ǹθof efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹpettaṡeoeiṡ nyi ǹouhroou enanef aiamahte m̀mof aimooutf xen sekelak fai enepeteṡṡe èθrati naf ǹhantaio	he that reported to me that Saul was dead, even he was as one bringing glad tidings before me: but I seized him and slew him in Sekelac, to whom I ought, as he thought, to have given a reward for his tidings.
4:11	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	tinou oun hanrōmi ǹponyros avmouot ǹourōmi ǹḋikeos xen pefyi hijen pefma ǹǹkotk ouoh tinou tinagpekōte ǹsa pefs̀nof ǹte θynou ouoh tinavet θynou èvol hijen p̀kahi	And now evil men have slain a righteous men in his house on his bed: now then I will require his blood of your hand, and I will destroy you from off the earth.
4:12	ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟϣⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲏⲣ	ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟϣⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲉⲃⲣⲱⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲟⲙⲥⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲣ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲣ	david ḋe afouahsahni ǹnefvōk avti ǹpefouoi èxoun èrōou avmooutou ouoh htyv ǹnoujig nem nououeryte avoṡtou èjen tekeiryny etxen ṡebrōn t̀àfe ḋe nievousθe avθomss xen p̀tafos ǹabennyr p̀ṡyri nnyr	And David commanded his young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet; and they hung them up at the fountain in Chebron: and they buried the head of Jebosthe in the tomb of Abenezer the son of Ner.

Provenance

title: II Samuel 4
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 10_II_Samuel_04
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
share: attribution
attribution: II Samuel 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 10_II_Samuel_04, 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/II Samuel/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: II Samuel 4 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 10_II_Samuel_04)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
share: attribution
attribution: II Samuel 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 10_II_Samuel_04, 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 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_open=1 stroke_unified=6 th_resolved=2 tokens=265
file: Bible/Old Testament/II Samuel/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: II Samuel 4 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 04.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
share: attribution
attribution: II Samuel 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 10_II_Samuel_04, 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/II Samuel/04.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, 10_II_Samuel_04 (12 lines)

Cite as:

II Samuel 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 10_II_Samuel_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ii-samuel/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. II Samuel 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 10_II_Samuel_04, 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.