Job 38 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Job 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_38, 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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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
38:1	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ	menensaθreelious ḋe ouō ǹnefsaji pejep̀ċois ḋe neiōb hiten ouhatyv nem oukloole	And after Elius had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, saying,
38:2	ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	je nim pe fai èt̀·hōp èroi ǹousoċni etamahte ǹhansaji xen pefhyt efmevi je efhōp èroi ǹousoċni	Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me?
38:3	ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ	mour ǹtektipi ǹf̀ryti ǹourōmi tinagnouk ǹθok ḋe erouō nyi	Gird thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.
38:4	ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲙⲛⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲙⲛⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	nekθōn pe eismnsenti ǹp̀kahi matamoi isje k̀·sōoun ǹt̀metsave	Where wast thou when I founded the earth? tell me now, if thou hast knowledge,
38:5	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲣⲟⲩϩⲱⲥⲉⲃ ⲉϫⲱϥ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲕ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲣⲟⲩϩⲱⲥⲉⲃ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ	nim petafka nefṡi isje k̀·sōoun ie nim petafsrouhōseb ègōf	who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?
38:6	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ ⲉϫⲱϥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ	èrenefkros tagryout èjen ou niven ḋe petafnegouōne ǹkooh ègōf	On what are its rings fastened? and who is he that laid the corner-stone upon it?
38:7	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ètaitamie ǹsioou avs̀mou èroi xen ouniṡti ǹs̀my ǹje ǹangelos tyrou	When the stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice.
38:8	ⲁⲓϣⲧⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ	ⲁⲓϣⲧⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ	aiṡtom ḋe ern θalassa xen hanpily ètasṡθorter esnyou èvol xen hyts ǹtesmav	And I shut up the sea with gates, when it rushed out, coming forth out its mother's womb.
38:9	ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲁⲓϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϥⲉ	ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲗⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ	aikō ḋe nas ǹoukloole ǹhevsō aigols ḋe ǹounifi	And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist.
38:10	ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ	ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲑⲟϣ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲗⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ	aikō ḋe nas ǹhanθoṡ aiti ǹhanklle èrōs nem hanpily	And I set bounds to it, surrounding it with bars and gates.
38:11	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲥⲁⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉ	aigos ḋe nas je ernafōx ṡa paima ǹteṡtemsaatf alla ǹtenouhoeim ouōṡf ǹxyte	And I said to it, Hitherto shalt thou come, but thou shalt not go beyond, but thy waves shall be confined within thee.
38:12	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲇⲁⲝⲓⲥ	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ	my ntaismine hōk ǹf̀ouōini ǹhtooue a p̀·sounhtooue ḋe nav eteftaksis	Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and did the morning star then first see his appointed place;
38:13	ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲏⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲏⲏϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	eamahte naryygf ǹp̀kahi ènouṡp èvol higōf ǹnàsebys	to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it?
38:14	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲕⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲕⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲭⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	my ǹθok petakċi ǹouomi èvol xen p̀kahi akp̀lasse m̀mof ǹzōon ouoh akkaf ǹrefṡaje hijen p̀kahi	Or didst thou take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth?
38:15	ⲏ ⲁⲕϥⲉⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ	ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕϥⲁⲓ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ	ie akfai f̀ouōini èvol xen nàsebys akouōṡf ḋe ǹp̀ċvoi ǹǹċasihyt	And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?
38:16	ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲏ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲣⲏⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ	ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲏⲏϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛ	akì ḋe ehrai èjen t̀pigy ǹt̀θalassa ie akmoṡi xen aryygf ǹf̀noun	Or hast thou gone to the source of the sea, and walked in the tracks of the deep?
38:17	ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲡⲏⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲁ ⲛⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ	ϣⲁ ⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲏⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ	ṡa youōm ḋe nak xat̀·hoti ǹje m̀pyly ǹf̀mou ie a ǹm̀nout ǹàmenti nōou èrok avstōt	And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?
38:18	ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲱϫⲕ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ	ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡⲱϫⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ	k·sōoun ḋe m̀pepōgk ǹp̀kahi matamoi je ouyr pe	And hast thou been instructed in the breadth of the whole earth under heaven? tell me now, what is the extent of it?
38:19	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ	èref̀ouōini ḋe xen aṡ ǹkahi aṡ ḋe pe p̀ma ǹp̀kake	And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind is the place of darkness?
38:20	ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉϣϫⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲧⲟϣ ⲏ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲉϣϫⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟϣ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ	m̀pekeṡjit ènouθoṡ ie ek·sōoun ǹnoumōit	If thou couldest bring me to their utmost boundaries, and if also thou knowest their paths;
38:21	ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲕ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ	ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲫⲟⲕ ⲧ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ	tisōoun ǹtooun je ntavgfok t̀nav naṡe t̀ap·s ḋe ǹnekrompi	I know then that thou wert born at that time, and the number of thy years is great.
38:22	ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ	ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ̀ϩⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁ̀ϩⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ	akì ḋe èjen nàhōr ǹp̀ṡiōn aknav ḋe ènàhōr ǹt̀xalaza	But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of hail?
38:23	ⲥⲕⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ	ⲥⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ	sṡy ḋe nak ehrai ètevnou ǹǹgaji evhoou ǹpolemos nem oumiṡe	And is there a store of them, for thee against the time of thine enemies, for the day of wars and battle?
38:24	ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲏ ⲡⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	èrep̀gaf ḋe nyou èvol θōn ie p̀tourys etforṡ èvol èjen p̀kahi	And whence proceeds the frost? or whence is the south wind dispersed over the whole world under heaven?
38:25	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ	nim petafsovti nouèhoou efoṡ efṡouo f̀mōit te ǹǹṡ̀θorter	And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders;
38:28	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲛⲧⲗⲧⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϯⲱⲧⲉ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲛⲧⲗⲧⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲱⲧⲉ	nim pe piōt ǹp̀houmpe niven ḋe petafgpentltile ǹtiōte	Who is the rain's father? and who has generated the drops of dew?
38:29	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲡ̀ϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ	èrep̀kristallos ḋe nyou èvol xen nim niven ḋe petafgpep̀gaf etxen t̀fe	And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky,
38:30	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	fai eṡafi ehrai ǹf̀ryti ǹoumou efṡouo niven ḋe petafṡtrtr p̀ho ǹpàsebys	which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly?
38:31	ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲓⲙⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ	ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲣⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲙⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ	akemi ḋe èt̀m̀rre ǹt̀ċimmout ouoh akouōn ǹpekto ǹp̀·sounhōr	And dost thou understand the band of Pleias, and hast thou opened the barrier of Orion?
38:33	ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	k·sōoun ḋe ǹnekto ǹt̀fe ie netavṡōpi hi ousop hijen p̀kahi	And knowest thou the changes of heaven, or the events which take place together under heaven?
38:34	ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ	ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ	k̀namouti ḋe èǹkloole xen ouhroou ǹtousōtem ǹsōk xen oustōt m̀mōou efoṡ	And wilt thou call a cloud with thy voice, and will it obey thee with a violent shower of much rain?
38:35	ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ	ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ	knagoou ḋe ǹhankeravnos ǹtouvōk senagos ḋe nak je ou petṡop	And wilt thou send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to thee, What is thy pleasure?
38:36	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲥⲱϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲗⲧⲏⲥ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲗⲧⲏⲥ	nim petafti t̀sofia m̀pesòhi ǹǹhiomi ie t̀s̀vō ǹtmntpoikiltys	And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?
38:37	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	nim petafōp ǹǹkloole xen tefsofia afriki ḋe ǹt̀fe èp̀kahi	And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth?
38:38	ⲥⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲛⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϭⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ	ⲥⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲛⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ	spaht ḋe èvol ǹf̀ryti ǹoukahi evkonnia ouoh aitaċs ǹf̀ryti ǹouōni ǹsōvi	For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another.
38:39	ⲕⲛⲁϭⲱⲣϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ	ⲕⲛⲁϫⲱⲣϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϧⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ	knagōrg ḋe ǹouxre ǹteǹmou k̀natsio ḋe ǹǹpsiṡy ǹǹḋ̀rakōn	And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents?
38:40	ⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲥⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲣϭ	ⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲥⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲣϭ	serhote ġar xen nevmanenkot sehemsi xen hanhily evċorċ	For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods.
38:41	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲣⲉ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲉϧⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲟⲩϧⲣⲉ	nim ḋe petafsvtetexre ǹpavok èrenefmas ġar aṡkak ehrai èp̀ċois evkōti evṡini ǹsa touxre	And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.

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title: Job 38
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_38
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attribution: Job 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_38, 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/Job/38.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Job 38 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 38.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_38)
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attribution: Job 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_38, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-8=2 th_resolved=5 tokens=340
file: Bible/Old Testament/Job/38.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Job 38 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 38.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Job 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_38, 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/Job/38.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: 38 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, 18_Job_38 (38 lines)

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Job 38. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_38. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/job/38.sahidic.scriptorium/. Job 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_38, 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.