Leviticus 21 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Leviticus 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 03_Leviticus_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. Marcion project, Hany Takla. 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
21:1	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	ouoh peje p̀ċois ǹmōisys je saji nem nenṡyri ǹaarōn niouyb ouoh ekègos nōou je xen psiṡy niven ǹnouċōxem xen poueθnos	And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt tell them that they shall not defile themselves in their nation for the dead,
21:2	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	alla xen piremxenyi fy etxent èrōou èjen ouiōt nem oumav nem èjen ouṡyri nem hanṡeri èjen ousop	but they may mourn for a relative who is very near to them, for a father and mother, and sons and daughters, for a brother,
21:3	ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉϭⲱϧⲉⲙ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ	nem ousōni ǹtaf ǹparθenos fy etxent èros θy ète m̀poutyis ǹhai xen nai efèċōxem	and for a virgin sister that is near to one, that is not espoused to a man; for these one shall defile himself.
21:4	ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥ	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ	ǹnefċōxem xen oueksapina xen peflaos evsōf ǹtaf	He shall not defile himself suddenly among his people to profane himself.
21:5	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲉⲣϩⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϧⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲫⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲛϭⲟⲧϭⲉⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲉⲣϩⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϧⲱⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲟⲧϭⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ	ouoh ǹnetenxōk·h ǹtetenàfe xen oumetkerhe èjen ourefmōout ouoh nnouxōk·h ǹte f̀moh ǹte noumort ouoh ǹnouṡōt ǹhanċotċet èjen nousarks	And ye shall not shave your head for the dead with a baldness on the top; and they shall not shave their beard, neither shall they make gashes on their flesh.
21:6	ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ	ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ	evèṡōpi evouab ǹpounouti ouoh nnousōf ǹf̀ran ǹpounouti niṡouṡōouṡi ġar ǹte p̀ċois hanḋōron ne ǹte pounouti ny ǹθōou ètouìni m̀mōou èxoun ouoh evèṡōpi evouab	They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for they offer the sacrifices of the Lord as the gifts of their God, and they shall be holy.
21:7	ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲥⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	ous̀·himi ǹporny ouoh essof ǹnouċis nōou ous̀·himi es·hōoui èvol ǹtenpes·hai nnouċis nōou je f̀ouab ǹje p̀ċois pefnouti	They shall not take a woman who is a harlot and profaned, or a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy to the Lord his God.
21:8	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ouoh ekètouvof niḋōron ǹte p̀ċois petennouti fai ètìni m̀mōou èxoun efèṡōpi efouab je tiouab anok p̀ċois pettouvo m̀mōten	And thou shalt hallow him; he offers the gifts of the Lord your God: he shall be holy, for I the Lord that sanctify them am holy.
21:9	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲥⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ	ouoh eṡōp areṡan t̀ṡeri ǹououyb sof ǹteserpornevin θai assōf ǹf̀ran ǹpesiōt evèrok·hs hijen ouk̀rōm	And if the daughter of a priest should be profaned to go a whoring, she profanes the name of her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
21:10	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱϣ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲛϯⲕⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲫⲱϧ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϯϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲱ̀ⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲕⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲫⲱϧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲱⲥ	ouoh piouyb piniṡti èvol xen nefs̀nyou fy etavgōṡ èjen tefàfe èvol xen piθōhs fy etjyk èvol ètihiōtf ǹny eθouab ǹnefṑli ǹtikiḋaris èvol hijen tefàfe ouoh ǹneffōx ǹnefh̀vōs	And the priest that is chief among his brethren, the oil having been poured upon the head of the anointed one, and he having been consecrated to put on the garments, shall not take the mitre off his head, and shall not rend his garments:
21:11	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ	ouoh ǹnefṡe èxoun èje ǹpsiṡy niven easmou èjen ouiōt ǹtaf nem èjen oumav ǹtaf ǹnefċōxem	neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother.
21:12	ⲛⲛⲉϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ǹnefi èvol xen ny eθouab ǹnefsōf ǹpiran eθouab ǹte pefnouti je pineh ǹθōhs eθouab ǹte pefnouti higōf anok pe p̀ċois	And he shall not go forth out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the holy anointing oil of God is upon him: I am the Lord.
21:13	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉϭⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ	fai efèċi naf ǹous̀·himi ǹparθenos èvol xen pefgenos	He shall take for a wife a virgin of his own tribe.
21:14	ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲥⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉϭⲓⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲥⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϭⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	ouṡyra ḋe nem oui es·hōoui èvol nem oui essof nem ouporny nai ǹnefċitou alla ouparθenos èvol xen pefgenos efèċis èous̀·himi	But a widow, or one that is put away, or profaned, or a harlot, these he shall not take; but he shall take for a wife a virgin of his own people.
21:15	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲣⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϫ̀ⲣⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ouoh ǹnefċōxem ǹpefg̀rog xen peflaos anok pe p̀ċois fy èt̀touvo m̀mof	And he shall not profane his seed among his people: I am the Lord that sanctifies him.
21:16	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	ouoh a p̀ċois saji nem mōisys efgō m̀mos	And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
21:17	ϫⲉⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	je àgos ǹaarōn ekgō m̀mos je ourōmi èvol xen pekgenos xen netengōou fy ète ouon aċni ǹxytf ǹnefṡi èxoun èìni èh̀ryi ǹniḋōron ǹte pefnouti	Say to Aaron, A man of thy tribe throughout your generations, who shall have a blemish on him, shall not draw nigh to offer the gifts of his God.
21:18	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛϫⲁϫϣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϣϫ ϫⲏϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫϣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϣϫ ϫⲏϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ourōmi niven fy ète ouon aċni ǹxytf ǹnefṡi èxoun ourōmi ǹvelle ie ǹċale ie ǹgagṡai ie ère pefmaṡg jyji èvol	No man who has a blemish on him shall draw nigh; a man blind, lame, with his nose disfigured, or his ears cut,
21:19	ⲓⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲫⲁⲧ	ⲓⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲧ	ie rōmi ère ouon ouxomxem ǹxytf ǹte oujig ie ouxomxem ǹte oufat	a man who has a broken hand or a broken foot,
21:20	ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛⲭⲗⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲑⲣⲉⲩ	ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲗⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲑⲣⲉⲩ	ie efoi ǹgo ie èrenefval oi ǹaouan ǹklo ie efoi ǹkakval ie ourōmi ère ouon oupsōra ǹaġrion hiōtf ie oual ie ǹouōt pe nefaθrev	or hump-backed, or blear-eyed, or that has lost his eye-lashes, or a man who has a malignant ulcer, or tetter, or one that has lost a testicle.
21:21	ⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲉⲛ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	ⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫ̀ⲣⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲉⲛ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ	fy niven èvol xen p̀g̀rog ǹaarōn ète ouon aċni ǹxytf ǹnefxōnt èxoun èìni èh̀ryi ǹniṡouṡōouṡi ǹte p̀ċois je ouyi ouon aċni ǹxytf ǹnefṡi èxoun een ḋōron èxoun ǹpefnouti	Whoever of the seed of Aaron the priest has a blemish on him, shall not draw nigh to offer sacrifices to thy God, because he has a blemish on him; he shall not draw nigh to offer the gifts of God.
21:22	ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	ny eθouab ne ǹte ny eθouab ouoh efèouōm èvol xen ny eθouab	The gifts of God are most holy, and he shall eat of the holy things.
21:23	ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛ̀ⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	p̀lyn ǹnefṡe èxoun xaten pikatapetasma ouoh ǹnefxōnt èxoun xaten pimaǹerṡōouṡi je ouon aċni ǹxytf ouoh ǹnefsōf ǹpeθouab ǹte pefnouti je anok pe p̀ċois fy èt̀touvo m̀mōou	Only he shall not approach the veil, and he shall not draw nigh to the altar, because he has a blemish; and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, for I am the Lord that sanctifies them.
21:24	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ouoh a mōisys saji nem àarōn nem nefṡyri nem nenṡyri tyrou ǹpisrayl	And Moses spoke to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

Provenance

title: Leviticus 21
dialect: bohairic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 03_Leviticus_21
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)
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attribution: Leviticus 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 03_Leviticus_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. Marcion project, Hany Takla. 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/Leviticus/21.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Leviticus 21 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 03_Leviticus_21)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Leviticus 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 03_Leviticus_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. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the witness-aligned CoNLL-U segmentation, C3b; 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Leviticus/21.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Leviticus 21 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Leviticus 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 03_Leviticus_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. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Leviticus/21.bohairic.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: 24 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.ot, 03_Leviticus_21 (24 lines)

Cite as:

Leviticus 21. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.ot", document 03_Leviticus_21. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/leviticus/21.bohairic.scriptorium/. Leviticus 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.ot, document 03_Leviticus_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. Marcion project, Hany Takla. 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.