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Attribution: Song of Solomon 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_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.
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16 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: 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 | English |
|---|---|---|
| 4:1 | ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲉⲛϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲡⲟⲩϥⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ | Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves, beside thy veil: thy hair is as flocks of goats, that have appeared from Galaad. |
| 4:2 | ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲟⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲧⲣⲉⲉⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ | Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn sheep, that have gone up from the washing; all of them bearing twins, and there is not a barren one among them. |
| 4:3 | ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ | Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: like the rind of a pomegranate is thy cheek without thy veil. |
| 4:4 | ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲱⲑ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲟ ⲛⲑⲩⲣⲱⲛ ⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ | Thy neck is as the tower of David, that was built for an armoury: a thousand shields hang upon it, and all darts of mighty men. |
| 4:5 | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲧⲣⲉⲉⲩ ⲛϭⲁϩⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ | Thy two breasts are as two twin fawns, that feed among the lilies. |
| 4:6 | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ | Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. |
| 4:7 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲃⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ | Thou art all fair, my companion, and there is no spot in thee. |
| 4:8 | ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓⲣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲣⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲃⲏⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ | Come from Libanus, my bride, come from Libanus: thou shalt come and pass from the top of Faith, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. |
| 4:9 | ⲁϥⲓⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁϥⲓⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ | My sister, my spouse, thou hast ravished my heart; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. |
| 4:10 | ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲥⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϥϣⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! how much more beautiful are thy breasts than wine, and the smell of thy garments than all spices! |
| 4:11 | ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ | Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Libanus. |
| 4:12 | ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲧⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲧⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ | My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed. |
| 4:13 | ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲗⲉⲉⲗⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲡⲣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣⲇⲟⲥ | Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; camphor, with spikenard: |
| 4:14 | ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲣⲇⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲛⲁⲙⲱⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲗⲱⲓ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ | spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon; with all woods of Libanus, myrrh, aloes, with all chief spices: |
| 4:15 | ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ | a fountain of a garden, and a well of water springing and gurgling from Libanus. |
| 4:16 | ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲡⲧⲟⲩ ⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲅⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁϩⲏⲛⲉ ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ | Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; and blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out. |
Provenance
- title
- Song of Solomon 4
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_04
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Song of Solomon 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_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/Song of Solomon/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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
- 16 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, 22_Song_of_Solomon_04 (16 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Song of Solomon 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/song-of-solomon/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. Song of Solomon 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_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
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
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).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.