Numbers 20

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Attribution: Numbers 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_20, 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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20:1ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲟⲙⲥⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩouoh avìni ǹje ǹṡyri ǹpisrayl nem t̀sinaġōgy tyrs ehrai èterymos ǹsina xen piṡorp ǹevot ouoh afċō ǹje pilaos ehrai xen kaḋys a mariham mou xen p̀ma ète m̀mav avθomss m̀mavAnd the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Sin, in the first month, and the people abode in Cades; and Mariam died there, and was buried there.
20:2ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛouoh nam̀mon mou pe ǹt̀sinaġōgy ouoh avsōouh ehrai èjen mōisys nem àarōnAnd there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.
20:3ⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧ̀ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥapilaos sahoui ǹmōisys evgō m̀mos je ènet̀nofri te enetanmou ehrai xen p̀tako ǹnens̀nyou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċoisAnd the people reviled Moses, saying, Would we had died in the destruction of our brethren before the Lord!
20:4ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉouoh eθve ou aretenent̀sinaġōgy ǹp̀ċois ehrai èpaigaie èmou m̀mon nem ǹǹṡyre nem ǹǹtvnooueAnd wherefore have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?
20:5ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲣⲙⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉϫⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲙⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲥⲱouoh ou pe p̀ṡav ǹfai je aretenenten èvol xen kymi èθreni ehrai èpaima et·hoou ouma pe fai ǹsego m̀mof an ouoh m̀mon vō ǹkente hivō ǹeloole hivō ǹhrman ouḋe m̀mon mou ṡop èθrensōAnd wherefore is this? Ye have brought us up out of Egypt, that we should come into this evil place; a place where there is no sowing, neither figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there water to drink.
20:6ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲟⲩouoh afì ǹje mōisys nem àarōn ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹt̀sinaġōgy erm p̀ro ǹtis̀kiny ǹp̀meθre ouoh avpahtou ehrai èjen pouho ouoh afouōnh èvol ǹje p̀ṑou ǹp̀ċois nahraouAnd Moses and Aaron went from before the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of witness, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
20:7ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥouoh a p̀ċois saji xaten mōisys efgō m̀mosAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
20:8ϫⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲟ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧ̀ⲥⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉje ċi ǹp̀ċerōb ǹtek·soouh èxoun ǹt̀sinaġōgy ǹθok nem àarōn ǹpek·son ouoh saji nem t̀petra ǹpoum̀θo èvol esnati ǹnesmou ǹtetenìni nōou èvol ǹoumou èvol xen t̀petra ǹtetent̀so ǹt̀sinaġōgy nem noutvnooueTake thy rod, and call the assembly, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before them, and it shall give forth its waters; and ye shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.
20:9ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲥamōisys ċi ǹp̀ċerōb fai èṡtemp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois kata f̀ryti èta p̀ċois gosAnd Moses took his rod which was before the Lord, as the Lord commanded.
20:10ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩouoh afsōouh èxoun ǹje mōisys nem àarōn ǹt̀sinaġōgy ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹt̀petra ouoh pegaf nōou je sōtem èroi ǹatsōtem my tennaìni nōten èvol xen taipetra ǹoumouAnd Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and said to them, Hear me, ye disobedient ones; must we bring you water out of this rock?
20:11ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϥⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉouoh a mōisys fai ehrai ǹtefjig afrōht ǹt̀petra ehrai xen p̀ċerōb ǹsep·s̀nav afì èvol ǹje oumou enaṡōf assō ǹje t̀sinaġōgy nem noutvnooueAnd Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his rod twice; and much water came forth, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
20:12ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩouoh pegaf ǹje p̀ċois xaten mōisys nem àarōn je eθve jempetenpisteve ètouvo m̀moi ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹǹṡyri ǹpisrayl eθve fai ǹtetnaċi an ǹθōten ǹtaìsinaġōgy èxoun èp̀kahi fai etaityif nōouAnd the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because ye have not believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
20:13ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩfai pe f̀mou ǹtantilogia je avsahoui ǹje ǹṡyri ǹpisrayl ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois ouoh aftouvo ehrai ǹxytouThis is the water of Strife, because the children of Israel spoke insolently before the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
20:14ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲅⲁⲇⲏ ϣⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲇⲏ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲕ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛmōisys ḋe afgoou ǹhanfaiṡine èvol xen ġady ṡa p̀ouro nedōm efgō m̀mos je nai nète pek·son pisrayl gō m̀mōou je ǹθok k̀·sōoun èp̀xisi tyrf ètafì ègōnAnd Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says thy brother Israel; Thou knowest all the distress that has come upon us.
20:15ϫⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲣⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉϭⲓⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲁⲩⲣⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯċinenioti eavvōk èpesyt èkymi eavrrmnkyme xen ǹkymi ǹoumyṡ ǹèhoou ouoh avθmko m̀mon ǹje ǹremnkymi ànon nem neniotiAnd how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.
20:16ⲁⲛϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲉⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲅⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲟϣⲁⲛ̀ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲉⲛⲧⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲅⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϣaǹjiṡkak ehrai èp̀ċois a p̀ċois sōtem ètens̀my afgoou ǹnouangelos èvol xen t̀fe avfentn èvol xen kymi tinou oun ten hanġadys oupolis ǹte oumeros hannaktoṡAnd we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Cades, at the extremity of thy coasts.
20:17ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲟϣⲧ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲟϣt̀nyou èvol hiten pekkahi ǹtennavōk an èvol hannak·sōṡe ouḋe èvol xen nekmaneloole ouḋe ǹtennasemou an èvol xen pekṡyi ennamoṡi xen f̀mōit p̀ouro ǹt̀nnaraktn an èouìnam ouḋe hvour ṡatenparage ǹnekθoṡWe will pass through thy land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of thy cistern: we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
20:18ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁϣⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕouoh pegaf nōou ǹje p̀ouro nedōm je ǹknaṡei an èvol hitoteṡōpi m̀mon xen oupolemos tenyou èvol tenmiṡe nemakAnd Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.
20:19ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕouoh pegav naf ǹje ǹṡyri ǹpisrayl je t̀nnamoṡi xaratf ǹf̀mou ṡatensaatk anṡanso èvol xen pekmou ànon nem nentvnooue tennati nak ǹteflaos alla paihōb oulaav pe je tennamoṡi xaratf ǹp̀tōou ṡatensaatkAnd the children of Israel say to him, We will pass by the mountain; and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I will pay thee: but it is no matter of importance, we will go by the mountain.
20:20ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉϣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲟⲣⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲉϣⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲟⲣǹθof ḋe pegaf je ǹnekeṡei èvol hitootouoh afì èvol ǹje p̀ouro nedōm ètōmnt èrōou xen ouniṡti ǹmyṡ nem oujig esgoorAnd he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.
20:21ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲟϣ ⲁⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϯⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲟϣ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥm̀pep̀ouro nedōm erhnaf ǹtif̀mōit ǹpisrayl ei èvol xen nefθoṡ a pisrayl raktf èvol m̀mofSo Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Israel turned away from him.
20:22ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲱⲣ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲱⲣ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩavtōoun ḋe èvol xen kaḋys avì ǹje ǹṡyri ǹpisrayl t̀sinaġōgy tyrs ehrai eōr p̀tōouAnd they departed from Cades; and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Or.
20:23ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲱⲣ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲱⲣ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲇⲱⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥouoh pejep̀ċois èmōisys nem àarōn xen ōr p̀tōou hijen ǹθoṡ ǹp̀kahi nedōm efgō m̀mosAnd the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Or, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying,
20:24ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓje isàarōn senaouahf xaten peflaos je ǹtetenavok an èxoun èp̀kahi fai etaityif èneteneiote eθve je aretentinouċs nyi hijen f̀mou ǹp̀·sahouiLet Aaron be added to his people; for ye shall certainly not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because ye provoked me at the water of strife.
20:25ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲱⲣ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲱⲣ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥċi ǹaarōn nem eleazar pefṡyri ǹtekċitou ehrai èjen ōr p̀tōou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹt̀sinaġōgy tyrsTake Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to the mount Or before all the congregation;
20:26ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲅϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲉⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩⲛ̀ⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲉⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩǹkkō ǹaarōn kahyv ǹtefs̀toly ǹtekti m̀mos hiōtf ǹeleazar pefṡyri àarōn ḋe ǹtououahf eehrai ǹtefmou xen p̀ma ète m̀mavand take Aaron's apparel from off him, and put it on Eleazar his son: and let Aaron die there and be added to his people.
20:27ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥmōisys ḋe afiri kata f̀ryti èta p̀ċois ouahsahni naf afċi m̀mof ehrai èjen p̀tōou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹt̀sinaġōgy tyrsAnd Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and took him up to mount Or, before all the congregation.
20:28ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲗⲉⲁⲍⲁⲣafkō m̀mof kahyv ǹnefhoite afti m̀mōou hiōtf ǹeleazar pefṡyri àarōn mou hijen t̀àfe ǹp̀tōou ouoh a mōisys ì èpesyt hi p̀tōou nem eleazarAnd he took Aaron's garments off him, and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron died on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
20:29ⲁⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ⲁⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲁ̀ⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗat̀sinaġōgy tyrs nōou je avkaàarōn ǹsōou avrimi eàarōn ǹmaab ǹèhoou ǹje p̀yi tyrf ǹpisraylAnd all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead: and they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Numbers 20
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_20
licence
CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Numbers 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_20, 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/Numbers/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Numbers 20 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_20)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Numbers 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_20, 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=9 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-5=2 lexeme_L1-S-8=1 stroke_unified=27 th_resolved=3 tokens=478
file
Bible/Old Testament/Numbers/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Numbers 20 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Numbers 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_20, 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/Numbers/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt

English

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
29 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, 04_Numbers_20 (29 lines)

Cite as:

Numbers 20. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 04_Numbers_20. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/numbers/20.sahidic.scriptorium/. Numbers 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 04_Numbers_20, 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.