and betwene my herdmen and thyne for we be brethren Ys not all the hole lande before the Departe I praye the fro me Yf thou wylt take the lefte hande I wyll take the right Or yf thou take the right hande I wyll take the left And Lot lyft vp hys eyes and beheld all the contre aboute Iordane which was a plenteous contre of water every where before the LORde destroyed Sodoma and Gomorra Even as the garden of the LORde as the lande of Egipte tyll thou come to Zoar. Than Lot chose all the costes of Jordane aÌ„d toke hys iourney from the east And so departed the one brother from the other Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan And lot in the cytes of the playne tented tyll he came to Sodome But the men of sodome were wyked and synned exceadyngly agenst the LORde And the LORde sayed vnto Abram after that Lot was departed from hym lyfte vp thyne eyes loke from yâ— place where thou art northward southward eastward and westward for all the lande which thou seiste wyll I gyue vnto the to thy seed forever And I wyll make thy seed as the dust of the erth so that yf a maÌ„ can nombre the dust of the erth than shall thy seed also be nombred Aryse and walke aboute in the lande in the length of it aÌ„d in the bredth for I wyll geue it vnto the. Than AbraÌ„ toke downe hys tente went and dwelled in the okegrove of Mamre which is in Ebron and buylded there an altar to the LORde The .xiiij. Chapter ANd it chaunsed within a while that Amraphel kynge of Synear Arioch kynge of Ellasar Redorlaoâ—er kynge of Elam and Thydeall kynge of the naâ—â—â—ons made warre wyth Bera kynge of Sodâ—h and with Birsa kynge of Gomorra And wythe Sineab kynge of Adama with Semeaber kynge of Zeboâ—â— and wyth the kynge of Bela Which Bela is called Zoar. All these came together vnto the vale of siddim which is now the salt see Twelve yere were they subiecte to kinge kedorlaomer and in the .xiij. yere rebelled Therfore in the .xiiij. yere came kedorlaomer and the kynges that were wyth hym and smote the Raphayms in Astarath Rarnaim and the Susims in Hain aÌ„d the Emyms in Sabe Rariathaim and the Horyms in their awne moâ—nte Seir vnto the playne of Pharan which bordreth vpon the wyldernesse And then turned they and came to the well of iugmente which is Cades and smote all the contre of the Amalechites and also the amorytes that dwell â—n Hazezon Thamar Than went out the kynge of Sodome and the kynge of Gomorra and the kinge of Adama and the kynge of Zeboâ—m and the kynge of Bela noâ— called Zoar. And sette their men in aray to fyghte wyth them in the vale of siddim that is to say wyth kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam and with Thydeall kynge of the Nations and wyth Amraphel kynge of Synear And with â—noch kynge of Ellasar foure kynges agenste â—â— And that vale of siddim was full of slyme pyttes And the kynges of Sodome and Gomoâ—ra fled and fell there And the resydue fled to the mountaynes And they toke all the goodes of Sodome and Gomorra and all their vitalles aÌ„d went their waye And they toke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his good for he dwelled at Sodome and departed Than came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the hebrue which dwelled in the okegrove of Manâ—e the Amoryte brother of Eschol and Aner which were confederate wyth Abram When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his seruantes borne in his owne house .iij. hundred .xviij. aÌ„d folowed tyll they came at Dan. And sette hymselfe aÌ„d his seruantes in aray fell vpon them by nyght smote them chased them awaye vnto Hoba which lyeth on the lefte hande of Daâ— mascos and broughte agayne all the goodes â— also his brother Lot aÌ„d his goodes the weâ—â—e also and the people And as he retourned agayne from the slaughter of kedorlaomer and of the kynges that were with hym than came the kynge of Sodome agaynst hym vnto the vale of Saue whiâ—â— now is called kynges dale Than Melchisedech kinge of Salem brought forth breed and wyne And he beynge the prest of the most hyghest God blessed hym saynge Blessed be Abram vnto the most hyghest God possessor of heaven and erth And blessed be God the most hyghest which hath delyuered thyne enimies in to thy handes And Abâ—â— gaue hym tythes of all Than sayd the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram gyue me the soulles and take the goodes to thy selfe And Abram answered the kynge of Sodome I lyfte vpp my hande vnto the LORde God most hygh possessor of heaven aÌ„d erth that I will not take of all yâ— is thyne so moch as a thred or a shoulacher lest thou shuldest saye I haue made AbraÌ„ ryche Saue only that which the yonge men haue eaten aÌ„d the partes of the men which went wyth me Aner Escholl Mamre Let them take their partes xv Chapter AFter these deades yâ— worde of God came vnto Abram in a vision saynge feare not Abram I am thy shâ—lde and thy rewarde sholbe exceadynge greate And Abram answered LORde Iehouah what wilt thou geue me I goo childlesse and the cater of myne housse this Eleasar of Damasco hath a sonne And Abram sayd se to me hast thou geven no seed lo a lad borne in my housse shal be myne heyre And beholde the worde of the LORde spake vnto Abram sayenge He shall not be thyne heyre but one that shall come out of thyne awne bodye shal be thyne heyre And he brought him out at the doores aÌ„d say de Loke vpp vnto heaven and tell the starres yf thou be able to noÌ„bre them And sayde vnto him Even so shall thy seed be And Abram beleved the LORde and it was counted to him for rightwesaes And he sayde vnto hym I am the LORde that brought the out of Vr in Chaldea to geue the this lande to possesse it And he sayde LORde God whereby shall I knowe that I shall possesse it And he sayde vnto him take an heyfer of .iij. yere olde and a she gotte of thre yeres olde and a thre yere olde ram a turtill doue and a yonge pigeon And he toke all these and devyded them in the myddes and layde euery pece one over agenst another But the foules devyded he not And the byrdes fell on the careâ—ses but AbraÌ„ droue theÌ„ awaye And when the sonne was doune there fell a slomber apon Abram And loo feare and greate darknesse came open hym And he sayde vnto Abram knowe this of a suertie that thi seed shal be a straunger in a lande that perteyneth not vnto theÌ„ And they shall make bondmen of them and entreate them evell iiij hundred yeares But the nation whom ther shall serue wyll I iudge And after warde shall they come out wyth greate substaÌ„ce Eueuerthelesse thou shalt goo vnto thi fathers in peace
Sabbath of the Lorde wheresoeuer ye dwell These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy in their ceasons The xiiij daye of the first moneth at eueÌ„ is the Lordes Passeouer And the .xv. daye of the same moneth is the feast of swete bred vnto the Lorde vij dayes ye must eate vnleuended bred The first daye shal be an holy feaste vnto you so that ye maye do no laborious worke therein But ye shall offer sacrifices vnto the Lord. vij dayes and the seuenth daye also shal be an holy feast so that ye maye doo no laborious worke therein And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israell and saye vnto them when ye be come in to the lande whiche I geue vnto you and repe doune youre haruest ye shall brynge a shefe of the first frutes of youre haruest vnto the preast and he shall waue the shefe before the Lorde to be accepted for you and euen the morow after the Sabbath the preaste shall waue it And ye shall offer the daye when he waueth the shefe a laÌ„be without blemysh of a yere olde for a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde and the meatoffrynge thereof two tenth deales of fine floure mengled with oyle to be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde of a swete sauoure and the drinkofferinge thereto the fourth deale of an hin of wyne And ye shall eate nether bred nor parched corne nor furmentye of new corne vntyll the selfe same daye that ye haue broughte an offrynge vnto youre God And this shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you where soeuer ye dwell And ye shall counte from the morowe after the Sabbath euen from the daye that ye broughte the sheffe of the waueoffrynge vii wekes complete euen vnto the morow after the .vij. weke ye shall numbre .l. dayes And theÌ„ ye shal bringe a newe meatoffrynge unto the Lorde And ye shall brynge out of youre habitacions two waueloaues made of two tenthdeales off fine floure leuended and baken for first frutes vnto the Lorde And ye shall bringe with the bred seuen lambes without deformyte of one yere of age and one yonge oxe and .ij. rambes which shall serue for burntoffrynges vnto the Lorde with meatoffringes and drinkoffringes longinge to the same to be a sacrifice of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And ye shall offer an he goote for a synneofferinge and two lambes of one yere old for peaceoffringes And the preast shall waue theÌ„ with the bred of the first frutes before the Lorde and with the two lambes And they shal be holy vnto the Lorde and be the preastes And ye shall make a proclamacioÌ„ the same daye that it be an holy feast vnto you and ye shall do no laborious worke therein And it shal be a lawe for euer thorowe out all youre habitacions vnto youre childern after you When ye repe doune youre haruest thou shalt not make cleane ryddaunce off thy felde nether shalt thou make any aftergatheringe of thy haruest but shalt leue them vnto the poore and the straunger I am the Lorde youre God And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge â–ª speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye The first daye of the suenth moneth shal be a rest of remembraunce vnto you to blowe hornes in an holy feast it shal be and ye shall do no laborious worke therein and ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge also the tenth daye of the selfe seueÌ„th moneth is a daye of an attonement and shal be on holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall humble youre soules and offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde Moreouer ye shall do no worke the same daye for it is a daye of attonement to make an attonemeÌ„t for you before the Lord your God For whatsoeuer soule it be that humbleth not him selfe that daye he shal be destroyde from amonge his people And whatsoeuer soule do any maner worke that daye the same I will destroye from amonge his people Se that ye do no maner worke therfore And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre generacions after you in all youre dwellynges A sabbath of reste it shal be vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules The .ix. daye of the moneth at euen and so forth from eueÌ„ to euen agayne ye shall kepe your Sabbath And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the childern of Israel aÌ„d saye the xv daye of the same seuenth moneth shal be the feast of tabernacles .vij. dayes uÌ„to the Lorde The first daye shal be an holy feast so that ye shall do no laborious worke therein Seuen dayes ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde and the. viij daye shal be an holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde It is the ende of the feast and ye shall do no laborious worke therein These are the feastes of the Lorde whiche ye shall proclayme holy feastes for to offer sacrifice vnto the Lorde burnt offerynges meat offerynges and drink offrynges euery daye besyde the sabbathes of the Lorde aÌ„d besyde youre giftes and all youre vowes and all your fre will offerynges whiche ye shall geue vnto the Lorde Moreouer in the .xv. daye of the seuenth moneth after that ye haue gathered in the fruteâ— of the lande ye shall kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde vij dayes longe The first daye shall be a daye of reste and the .viij. daye shal be a daye of rest And ye shall take you the first daye the frutes of goodly trees and the braunches off palme trees and the bowes of thicke trees aÌ„d wylowes of the broke and shall reioyse before the Lorde .vij. dayes And ye shall kepe it holy daye vnto the Lorde .vij. dayes in the yere And it shal be a lawe for euer vnto youre childern after you that ye kepe that feast in the seuenth moneth And ye shall dwell in bothes seuen dayes euen all that are Israelites borne shall dwell in bothes that youre children after you maye knowe howe that I made the childern of Israel dwell in bothes when I broughte them out of the lande of Egipte for I am the Lorde youre God And Moses told all the feastes of the Lorde vnto the childern of Israel ¶ The. xxiiij Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge commaunde the childern of Israel that they bringe vnto the pure oyle olyue beteÌ„ for lightes to poure in to the lampes allwaye without the vayle of testimonye within the tabernacle of witnesse And Aaron shall dresse them both euen and morninge before the Lorde alwayes And it shal be a lawe for euer amoÌ„ge youre childern after you And he shal dresse the lampes apon the pure candelsticke before the Lorde perpetually And thou shalt take â—â—â—â— floure aÌ„d bake xij wastels thereof two tenthdeales shall euery wastell be And make two rowes of them sixe on a rowe apon the pure table before the Lorde and put pure frankencens vppon the rowes And it shal
the Lorde a feldewhich he hath boughte and is not of his enheritaunce then the preast shall reken with him what it is worth vnto the trompet yere and he shall geue the price that it is set at the same daye and it shal be holy vnto the Lorde But in the trompet yere the felde shall returne vnto him of whome he boughte it whose enheritaunce of londe it was And all settinge shal be acordinge to the holy sycle One sycle maketh .xx. Geras But the firstborne of the beestes that pertayne vnto the Lorde maye no maÌ„ sanctifie whether it be oxe or shepe for they are the Lordes allredy Yf it be an vncleane beest then let him redeme it as it is sett at and geue the fifte parte moare thereto Yf it be not redemed theÌ„ let it be solde as it is rated Notwithstondinge no dedicated thinge that a man dedicateth vnto the Lorde of all his goode whether it be man or beest or lande off his enheritaunce shal be solde or redemed for all dedicate thiÌ„ges are most holy vnto the Lorde No dedicate thinge therfore that is dedicate of maÌ„ may be redemed but must nedes dye All these tithes of the londe whether it be of the corne of the felde or frute of the trees shal be holy vnto the Lorde Yf any man will redeme oughte of his tithes let him adde the fifte parte moare thereto And the tithes of oxen and shepe and of all that goeth vnder the herdemans kepinge shal be holye tithes vnto the Lorde Men shal not loke yf it be good or bad nor shall chaunge it Yf any man chaunge it then both it and that it was chaunged with all shal be holy and maye not be redemed These are the commaundmentes whiche the Lorde gaue Moses in charge to geue vnto the childern of Israel in mount Sinai ¶ The ende of the thyrde boke of Moses ¶ A prologe into the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri ¶ A Prologe in to the fourth boke of Moses called Numeri IN the seconde aÌ„d thirde boke they receaved yâ— lawe And in this .iiij. they begynne to worke and to practyse Of which practiâ—ynge yese many good ensamples of vnbeleffe what frewill doth when she taketh in hand to kepe the lawe of her awne power without help of fayth in the promyses of god how she leueth her masters carkesses by the way in the wildernesse and bringeth them not in to the londe of rest Why coude they not entre in Because of their vnbeleffe Hebre .iij. For had they beleved so had they bene vnder grace and their old synnes had bene forgeuen theÌ„ aÌ„d power shulde haue bene geueÌ„ them to haue fulfilled the lawe thenceforth they shuld haue bene kepte from all temptacioÌ„s that had bene to stronge for them For it is wrytten Iohan. 1. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of god thorow belevynge in his name Nowe to be the sonne of god is to loue god and his commaundmentes and to walke in his waye after the ensample of his sonne Christ But these people toke vppon them to worke without faith as thou seysie in the xiiij of this boke where they wold fight and also did without the worde of promysse eueÌ„ when they were warned that they shuld not And in yâ— .xvi. a gayne they woulde please god with their holye faithlesse workes for where gods worde is not there can be no faith but yâ— fyre of god consumed their holy workes as it did Nadab and Abihu Leui .x. And froÌ„ these vnbeleuers turne thyne eyes vnto the pharesyes which before the comynge of Christ in his flesh had layde the fundacion of frewill after the same ensample Wheron thei bilt holy workes after their awne imaginacion with our faith of the worde so fervently that for the greate zele of them they slew the kinge of all holy workes and the lorde of frewill which only thorow his grace maketh the will fre and lowseth her from bondage of synne and geueth her loue and lust vnto the lawes of god and power to fulfyll them And so thorowe their holye workes done by the power of frewill they excluded them selues out of the holy rest of forgeuenesse of synnes by faith in the blonde of Christ And then loke on oure ypocrites which in like maner folowinge the doctryne of Aristot le and other hethen paganes haue agenste all the scripture sett vpp frewill agayne vnto whose power they ascribe the kepinge of yâ— coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes of god For they haue set vp wilfull povertye of another maner then any is coÌ„maunded of god And the chastite of matrimony vtterlye defyed they haue set vp another wilfull chastite not required of god whiche they swere vowe professe to geue god whether he will geue it them or no and compell all their disciples there vnto sayenge that it is in the power of euery mans frewill to obserue it contrarye to Christ and his apostle Paule And the obedience of god and man excluded they haue vowed a nother wilfull obedience condemned of all the scripture whiche they will yet geue God whether he will or wyll not And what is become of their wilfull pouertye hath it not robbed the whole worlde brought all vnder them â—n there be ether kynge or emperoure or of what soeuer degre it be excepte he will hold of them aÌ„d be sworne vnto them to be their servaunte to go and come at their luste and to defende their quarels be they false or true Their wilfull pouertye hath all readye eaten vpp the whole worlde is yet still gredyar then euer it was in so moche that ten worldes mo were not ynough to satisfye the hongre thereof Moreouer besydes dayly corruptinge of other mens wyues and open who edome vnto what abominacions to fylthye to be spoke off hath their voluntarye chastite broughte them And as for their wilfull obedieÌ„ce what is it but the disobedieÌ„ce the diffâ—auÌ„ce hâ—th of all yâ— lawes of god maÌ„ in so moch that yf any price begiÌ„ne to execute any law of maÌ„ vppoÌ„ theÌ„ they curse him vnto the botom of hell proclayme him no right kinge that his lordes ought no longerto obaye him and interdite his comen people as they were hetheÌ„ turkes or saracenes And yf any man preache them gods lawe him they make an heretike and burne him to asshes And in steade of gods lawe and mans they haue sette vpp one off their awne imaginacion which they obserue with dispensacions And yet in these workes they haue so greate confidence that they not onlye truste to be saued therby and to be hyer in heauen then they that be saued thorow christ but also promessero all other forgeuenesse of their synnes thorow the merites of the same Wherin they rest and teach other to rest also excludyn get he whole worlde from the reste of forgeuenesse of synnes thorowe faith in Christes bloude And now seynge that faith only letteth a maÌ„ in uÌ„to rest vnbeleffe
londe shal be deuyded by lott acordinge to the names of the tribes of their fathers thei shall enherett acordinge 〈…〉 lott thou shalt deuyde their lond hâ—th to the many and to the fewe These are the summes of yâ— leuites in the in kinredes of Gerson came the kynred of the Gersonites and of Cahath came the kinred of the Cahathites and of Merari came the kinred of the Merarites These are the kynredes of Leui the kinred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musites the kynred of the Rarahites Rahath begate Amram and Amrams wife was called Jochebed a doughter oflein which was borne him in Egipte And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moses and Mir Jam their syster And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab Abihu Eleazer and Jthamar But Nadab and Abihu dyed as they offered straunge fyre before the Lorde And the numbre of them was .xxiij. thousande of all the males from a moneth olde and aboue For they were not numbred amonge the children of Israel because there was no enheritaunce geuen them amonge the childern off Israel These are the numbres of the childern of Israel which Moses and Eleazer the preast numbred in the feldes of Moab fast by Jordane nye to Jericho And amonge these there was not a man of the numbre of the children of Israel which Moses and Aaron tolde in the wildernesse of Sinai For the Lorde sayed vnto them that they shulde dye in the wildernesse that there shulde not be lefte a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Jephune Josua the sonne of Nun. ¶ The .xxvij. Chaptre ANd the doughters of Zelaphead the sonne of Heber the sonne of Gilead the sonne of Machirthe sonne of Manasse of the kinredes of Manasse the sonne of Joseph whose names were Mahcla Noa Hagla Melcha and Thirza came stode before Moses and Eleazer the preast aÌ„d before the lordes all the multitude in the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse sayenge oure father dyed in the wildernesse was not amonge the companye of them that gathered them selues together agenst the Lorde in the congregacion of Corah But dyed in his awne synne and had no sonnes Wherfore shulde the name of oure fathers be taken awaye from amonge hys kynred because he had no sonne Geue vnto vs a possessyon amonge the brethern of oure father And Moses broughte their cause before the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge The doughters of Zelaphead speke righte thou shalt geue them a possession to en herett amonge their fathers brethern shall turne the enheritaunce of their father vnto them And speake vnto the childern of Israel sayenge Yf a man dye and haue no sonne ye shall turne his enheritaunce vnto his doughter Yf he haue no doughter ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his brethern Yf he haue no brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto his fathers brethern Yf he haue no fathers brethern ye shall geue his enheritaunce vnto him that is nexte to him of his kinred let him possesse it And this shal be vnto the childern of Israel an ordynaunce and a lawe as the Lorde hath commauÌ„ded Moses And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses get the vpp in to this mount Aabrun and beholde the londe which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel And wheÌ„ thou hast sene it thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered vnto his people For ye were disobedient vnto my mouthe in the deserte of Zin in yâ— stryfe of the congregacion that ye sanctified me not in the water before their eyes That is the water of stryfe in cades in the wildernesse of Zin And Moses O faithfull mercifull Moses ful onlike oure Balams spake vnto the Lorde sayenge let the Lorde God of the spirites of all flesh sett a man ouer the congregacion which maye goo in out before them and to lede them in and oute that the congregacion of the Lorde be not as a flocke of shepe without a sheparde And the Lorde sayed vnto Moses take Josua the sonne of Nun in whom there is spirite and put thyne handes apon him and set There was â—f likelyhod a â—ryght stonne â—â— the ephod â—â—hereâ— the hie â—reast loked â—awe the will â—f God in tyâ—â—es of neade â—s thou mayst â—e in the story of Dauid This was the â—aner of the Ebrues to maâ—e their officeâ—s of this maner did the apostle make deâ—kons preastes bishopes with oute any other ceremony as thou â—eist iÌ„ thactes aÌ„d mayst gather of paul to Timothe Bred is here borowed takeÌ„ for all maner of sode generally him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion and geue him a charge in their fyghte And put of thi prayse apon him that all the companye of the childern of Israel maye heare And he shall stonde before Eleazer yâ— preast which shall axe councell for him after yâ— maner of the * lighte before the Lorde And atthe mouth of Eleazer shall both he and all the childern of Israel with him and all the congregacion goo in and out And Moses dyd as the Lorde commauÌ„ded him and he toke Josua and sett him before Eleazer the preast and before all the congregacion * put his handes apon him gaue him a charge as the Lorde commaunded thorow the hande of Moses ¶ The .xxviij. Chaptre ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge geue the childern of Israel a charge and saye vnto them that they take hede to offer vnto me yâ— offryng of my * bred in the sacrifyce of swete sauoure in his due season And saye vnto theÌ„ This is yâ— offerynge which ye shall offer vnto the Lorde .ij. laÌ„bes of a yeare olde with out spot daye by daye to be a burntofferynge perpetually One lambe thou shalt offer in the mornynge and the other â—t euen And thereto yâ— teÌ„th parte of an Epha offloure for a meâ—â—offerynge myngled with beten oyle the fourth parte of an hin which is a dayly offerynge ordened in the mount Sinai vnto a swete sauoure in the sacrifyce of yâ— Lorde And the drynkofferynge of the same the fourth parte of an hin vnto one lambe poure the drynkofferynge in the holy place to be good drynke vnto the Lorde And yâ— other lambe thou shalt offer at euen with the meat offerynge and the drynkofferynge after yâ— maner of the mornynge a sacrifyce of a sweâ—e sanoure vnto the Lorde And on the Sabbath daye .ij. lambes of a yere olde a pece and with out spot and two teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle and the drynkofferynge thereto This is the burrtofferynge of euery Sabbath besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And in the first daye of youre monethes ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde two yonge bollockes and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde without spott and .iij. teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge mingled
with oyle vnto one bollocke and .ij. teÌ„thdeales of floure for a meatofferynge myngled with oyle vnto one raÌ„ And euermoare â— teÌ„th deale of floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferinge vnto one laÌ„be That is a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure in the sacrifyce of the Lorde And their drynkofferynges shal be halfe an hin of wyne vnto one bollocke aÌ„d the thyrde parte of an hin of wyne vnto a ram and the fourth parte of an hin vnto a lambe This is the burntofferynge of euery moneth thorow out all the monethes of the yere one he goote for a synofferynge vnto the Lorde which shal be offered with the dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And the .xiiij. daye of the first moneth shal be Passeouer vnto the Lorde And yâ— .xv. daye of the same moneth shal be a feast in which vij dayes men must eate vnleueÌ„ded bred The first daye shal be an holy feast so that ye shall do no maner of laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde .ij. bollockes one ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde without spott and their meatofferynge of floure myngled with oyle .iij. tenthdeales vnto a bollocke and .ij. tenthdeales vnto a ram and euermoare one tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes an hegoote for a synofferynge to make an atonement for you And ye shall offer these besyde the burntofferynge in the mornynge that is allway offered And after this manerye shall offer thorow out the .vij. dayes the fode of the sacrifice of swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And it shal be done besydethe dayly burntofferynge and his drynkofferynge And the seuenth daye shall be an holy feast vnto you so that ye shall doo no laboryous woâ—ke therein And the daye of youre first frutes when ye brynge a new meatofferynge vnto the Lorde in youre wekes shal be an holy feast vnto you so that ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde .ij. younge bollockes and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde a pece with their meatofferynges of floure myngled with oyle .iij. tenthdeales vnto a bollecke .ij. tenthdeales to a ram aÌ„d euermoare one tenthdeale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes aÌ„d an he goote to make an atonement for you And this ye shall doo besydes the dayly burntofferynge and his meatofferynge they shal be without spot with their drynkofferynges ¶ The .xxix. Chapter ANd yâ— first daye of the .vij. moneth shal be an holy feast vnto you aÌ„d ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein It shal be a daye of tromperblowynge vnto you And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde one younge bollocke one raÌ„ .vij. laÌ„bes of a yere olde a pece that are pure And their meatofferinges of floure myngled with oyle iij tenth deales vnto the bollocke and .ij. vnto the ram and one tenth deale vnto one lambe thorow the .vij. lambes And an he goote for a synofferynge to make an atonement for you besyde the burntofferynge of the moneth and his meatofferynge and besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meatofferynge and the drynkofferynges of the same acordynge vnto the maner of them for a sauoure of swetnesse in the sacrifice of yâ— Lorde And the tenth daye of that same seuenth moneth shal be an holy feast vnto you and ye shall humble youre soules and shall doo no maner worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge vnto the Lorde of a swete sauoure one bollocke and a ram and .vij. lambes of a yere olde a pece without faute their meatofferynges of floure myngled with oyle iij. tenth deales to a bollocke aÌ„d .ij. to a raÌ„ and all waye a tenth deale vnto a lambe thorow out the .vij. lambes And one he goote for a synofferynge besyde yâ— synofferynge of atonement and the dayly burntofferynge and yâ— meate and drynkofferynges that longe to the same And the .xv. daye of the seuenth moneth shal be holy daye ye shall doo no laboryous worke therein and ye shall kepe a feast vnto yâ— Lorde of .vij. dayes longe And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde xiij bollockes .ij. rammes and .xiiij. laÌ„bes which are yerelynges and pure with oyle iij tenth deales vnto euery one of the .xiij. bollockes .ij. teÌ„â—h deales to ether of the rammes and one tenth deale vnto eche of the .xiiij. lambes And one he goote vnto a synofferynge besyde yâ— dayly burntofferynge with his meate and drynkofferynges And the seconde daye .xij. younge bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. yerlynge lambes without spot their meatofferynges and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and lambes acordynge to the numbre of them after the maner And an he goote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge aÌ„d his meate and drynkofferynges And the thyrde daye .xi. bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. yerelynge lambes without spot their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes lambes after the numbre of theÌ„ acordynge to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge his meate and drynkofferynges And the fourth daye .x. bollockes .ij. rammes .xiiij. laÌ„bes yerelynges pure aÌ„d their meate drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes raÌ„mes laÌ„bes acordynge to their nuÌ„bre and after the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge aÌ„d his meate and drynkofferynges And the fyfte daye .ix. bollockes .ij. raÌ„mes and .xiiij. lambes of one yere olde a pece without spott And their meat and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes raÌ„mes and lambes acordynge to the numbre of them and after the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the syxte daye .viij. bollockes .ij. rammes aÌ„d xiiâ—j yerelynge lambes without spot And their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and lambes acordynge to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the seuenth daye .vij. bollockes .ij. raÌ„mes and .xiiij. lambes that are yerelynges pure And their meate and drynkofferynges vnto the bollockes rammes and laÌ„bes acordynge to their numbre to the maner And an hegoote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate and drynkofferynges And the eyght daye shal be the conclusion Out of soch come oure octaues aÌ„d feastes of eight dayes longe of yâ— feaste vnto you ye shall doo no maner laboryous worke therein And ye shall offer a burntofferynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde one bollocke one raÌ„ .vij. yerelynge laÌ„bes without spott And the meate drynkofferynges vnto the bollocke raÌ„ and laÌ„bes acordynge to their nuÌ„bres acordynge to yâ— maner And an he goote for a synofferynge besyde the dayly burntofferynge and his meate drynkofferynges These thinges ye shall doo vnto the Lorde in youre feastes besyde youre vowes and â—rewyll offerynges in youre burntofferinges meatofferynges drynkofferynges and pease
But geue him and let it not greue thine hert to geue Because that for that thinge the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to For the londe shall neuer be without poore Wherfore I coÌ„maunde the sayenge open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady aÌ„d poore in thy lande Yf thi brother an Hebrue sell him self to the or an Hebruas he shall serue the syxe yere and the seuenth yere thou shalt lett him go fre from the. And when thou sendest hym out fre from the thou shalt not let him goo awaye emptye but shalt geue him of thy shepe and of thi corne and of thy wyne and geue him off that where with the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in the londe of Egipte and the Lorde thi God delyuered the thence wherfore I commaunde the this thinge to daye But and yf he saye vnto the I will not goo awaye from the because he loueth the and thine housse and is well at ease with the. Then take a naule and nayle his eare too the doore there with aÌ„d let him be thi seruaunte foreuer and vnto thi mayde seruaunte thou shalt doo likewise And let it not greue thine eyes to lett him goo out from the for he hath bene worthe a double hired seruaunte to the in his seruyce .vi. yeres And the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all that thou doest All the firstborne that come of thine oxen and of thi shepe that are males thou shalt halowe vnto the Lorde thi God Thou shalt do no seruyce with the firstborne of thi shepe but shalt eate theÌ„ before the Lord thi God yere by yere in the place which the Lorde hath chosen both thou and thine houssholde Yf there be any deformyte there in whether it be lame or blinde or what soeuer euell fauerednesse it hath thou shalt not offer it vnto the Lorde thi God But shalt eate it in thyne awne citie the vncleane and the cleane indifferently as the roo and the hert Only eate not the bloude there of but poure it vppon the grounde as water The .xvi. Chapter OBserue the moneth of Abyb and offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God For in the moneth of Abib the Lorde thy God brought the out of Egipte by nyght Thou shalt therfore offer passeover vnto the Lorde thi God and shepe and oxen in the place which the Lorde shall chose to make his name dwell there Thou shalt cate no leueÌ„ded bred there with but shalt eate there with the bred of tribulacioÌ„ .vij. dayes loÌ„ge For thou camest out of the loÌ„de of Egipte in hast that thou mayst remembre the daye when thou camest out of the londe of Egipte all dayes of thi life And se that there be no leuended bred sene in all thi costes .vij. dayes longe and that there remayne nothinge of the flesh which thou hast offered the fyrst daye at euen vntil the mornynge Thou mayst not offer passeover in any of thi cities which the Lord thi god geueth the But in the place which the Lorde thi God shall chose to make his name dwell in there thou shalt offer Passeouer at euen aboute the goyngdoune of the sonne euen in the season that thou camest out of Egipte And thou shalt seth and eate in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen and departe on the morowe and gette the vnto thi tente Sixe dayes thou shalt eate swete bred and the seuenth daye is for the people to come together to the Lorde thi God that thou mayst do no worke Then reken the .vij. wekes and begynne to rekeÌ„ the .vij. wekes when the syccle begynneth in the corne and kepe the feast of wekes vnto the Lorde thi God that thou geue a frewil offeringe of thine haÌ„de vnto the Lord thi God acordinge as the Lorde thi God hath blessed the. And reioyse before the Lorde thi God both thou thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte and thi mayde and the leuite that is within thi gates and the straunger the fatherlesse aÌ„d the wedowe that are amonge you in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to make his name dwel there And remeÌ„bre that thou why wast a seruauÌ„te in Egipte that thou obserue and doo these ordinaunces Thou shalt obserue the feast of tabernacles vij dayes longe after that thou hast gathered in thi corne and thi wyne And thou shalt reioyse in that thi feast both thou and thi sonne thi doughter thi seruaunte thi mayde the leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wedowe that are in thi cities Seuen dayes thou shalt kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde thi God in the place which the Lorde shal chose for the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all thi frutes and in all the workes of thine handes and thou shalt be all together gladnesse Thre tymes in the yere shall al youre males appere before the Lorde thi God in the place which he shal chose In the feast of swete bred in the feast of wekes and in the booth feast And they shal not appere before the Lorde emptie but euery maÌ„ with the gifte of his honde acordynge to the blessinge of the Lorde thi God which he hath geuen the. The .xvij. Chapter IVdges and officers thou shalt make the in Iudgeâ— all thi cities which the Lorde thi God geueth the thorow out thi trybes and lett theÌ„ iudge the people righteously Wrest not the lawe nor knowe any persone nether take any rewarde for giftes blynde the wise and peruerte the wordes of the righteous But in all thinge folowe righteousnesse that thou mayst lyuc and enioye the londe which the Lord thi God geueth the. Thou shalt plante no groue of what soeuer trees it be nye vnto the altare of the Lorde thi God which thou shalt make the. Thou shalt sett the vpp no piler which the Lorde thy God hateth Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no oxe or shepe where in is any deformyte what soeuer euell fauerednesse it be for that is an abhominacion vnto the Lorde thi God Yf there be founde amonge you in any of thi cities which the Lord thi God geueth the man or woman that hath wrought wekednesse in the sighte of the Lord thi God that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment so that they haue gone and serued strauÌ„ge goddes aÌ„d worshipped theÌ„ whether it be the sonne or mone or anythinge contayned in heaueÌ„ which I forbade and it was tolde the aÌ„d thou hast herde of it Then thou shalt enquere diligently And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel Opinly in the gates and not secretlye in preson with lawfull witnesse and not tormentynge them or makâ—ge them swer agenâ—â— theÌ„ selves or â—or swere theÌ„ selves theÌ„ thou shalt bringe forth that maÌ„ or that woman whiche haue coÌ„mytted that weked thinge * vnto thi gates aÌ„d shalt stone theÌ„
these are the names of the soÌ„nes of Ismaell with their names in their kiÌ„reddes The eldest soÌ„ne of Ismael Neuâ—â—oth theÌ„ Redar Adbeel MibsaÌ„ Misma Duma Masa Hadar Thema Ietur Naphis Redma These are the soÌ„nes of Ismael and these are their names in their townes and castels .xij. princes of natioÌ„s And these are the yeres of the lyfe of Ismael an huÌ„dred and. xxxvij yere than he fâ—ll seke dyed was layde vnto his people And he dweld from Euila vnto Sur yâ— is before Egypte as men go toward the Assirâ—aÌ„s And he dyed in the presence of all his brethren And these are the generatioÌ„s of Isaac AbrahaÌ„s sonne AbrahaÌ„ begat Isaac And Isaac was .xl. yere olde wheÌ„ he toke Rebecca to wyfe the doughter of Bethuel the Sirian of Mesopotamia sister to Iaban the Sirien And Isaac made intercessioÌ„ vnto the LORde for his wife because she was bareÌ„ and the LORde was iÌ„treated of hiÌ„ Rebecca his wife coÌ„ceaued and the childern stroue together withiÌ„ her theÌ„ she sayde yf it shulde goo so to passe what helpeth it that I am with childe And she went axed the LORde And the LORde sayde vnto her there are .ij. maner of people in the wombe and ij nations shall springe out of thy bowels and the one nation shal be myghtier than the other and the eldest shal be servaunte vnto the yonger And wheÌ„ hir tyme was come to be delyuered beholde there were .ij. twyns in hir woÌ„be And he that came out first was redde rough ouer all as it were an hyde and they called his name Esau And after ward his brother came out his hande holdynge Esau by the hele Wherfore his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was .lx. yereolde wheÌ„ she bare theÌ„ and the boyâ— es grewe and Esau beame a conynge hunter a tyll man But Jacob was a simple man dwelled in the tentes Isaac loved Esau because he dyd eate of his venysoÌ„ but Rebecca loued Jacob Jacob sod potage Esau came from the feld was faiÌ„ne sayd to Jacob let me syppe of that redde potage for I am faynne And therfore was his name called Edom. And Jacob sayde sell â—e this daye thy byrthrighte And Esau answered Loo I am at the poynte to dye what profit shall this byrthrighte do me And Jacob sayde swere to me then this daye And he swore to him sold his byrthrighte vnto Jacob. Than Jacob gaue Esau brede potage of redde ryse And he ate dronke rose vp and went his waye And so Esau regarded not his byrthrighte The .xxvi. Chapter ANd there fell a derth in the lande passinge the first derth that fell in the dayes of Abraham Wherfore Isaac went vnto Abimelech kinge of yâ— PhilistiaÌ„s vnto Gerar. TheÌ„ the LORde apeared vnto him â— sayde goo not doune in to Egipte but byde in yâ— land which I saye vnto the Sogeorne in this laÌ„de I wyll be with yâ— wyll blesse yâ— for vnto the vnto thy sede I will geue all these coÌ„treis And I will performe the oothe which I swore vnto AbrahaÌ„ thy father will multiplye thy seed as yâ— starres of heaveÌ„ will geue vnto thy seed all these contreis And thorow thy seed shall all the natioÌ„s of the erth be blessed because that AbrahaÌ„ harkened vnto mâ— voyce kepte mine ordinauÌ„ces coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes statutes lawes And Isaac dwelled in Gerar. And yâ— meÌ„ of the place asked hiÌ„ of his wife he sayde that she was his sister for he feared to calle her his wife lest the meÌ„ of the place shulde haue kylled hym for hir sake because she was bewtyfâ—llto the eye And it happened after he had bene there longe tyme yâ— Abimelech kinge of yâ— PhilistiaÌ„s loked out at a wyndow sawe Isaac sportinge with Rebecca his wife And Abimelech sende for Isaac sayde se she is of a suertie thi wife and why saydest thou that she was thi sister And Isaac saide vnto hiÌ„ I thoughte that I mighte perad venture haue dyed for hir sake TheÌ„ sayde Abimelech whi hast thou done this vnto vs one of the people myght lightely haue lyne by thy wife so shuldest thou haue broughte synne vpon vs ThaÌ„ Abimelech charged all his people saynge he that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely â—ye for it And Isaac sowed in yâ— laÌ„de founde in yâ— same yere an huÌ„dred bushels for the LORde blessed hiÌ„ the man waxed mightye weÌ„t forth grewe till he was exceadinge great that he had possessioÌ„ of shepe of oxeÌ„ a myghtie housholde so yâ— the Philestians had envy at him In so moch yâ— they stopped fylled vp with erth all the welles which his fathers servauntes dygged in his father Abrahams tyme. Than sayde Abin elcch vnto Isaac gett the sroÌ„ me for thou art myhhtier then we a greate deale Than Isaac departed thense pitched his tente in the valey Gerar dwelt there â–ª And Isaac digged agayne the welles of water which they dygged in the dayes of AbrahaÌ„ his father which the PhilestiaÌ„s had stoppe after â— deth of AbrahaÌ„ gaue theÌ„ the same names which hys father gaue theÌ„ As Isaacs seruauÌ„tes dygged in the valey they founde a well of springynge water And the herdmeÌ„ of Gerar dyd stryue with Isaacs herdmeÌ„ saynge the water is oures Than called he the well Eseck because they stroue with hym Than dygged they another well they stroue for that also Therfore called he it Sitena And than he departed theÌ„se dygged another well for the which they stroue not therfore called he it Rehoboth saiÌ„ge yâ— LORde hath now made vs rowme we are encreased vpoÌ„ the erth Afterward departed he theÌ„ce came to Berseba And the LORde apered vnto hiÌ„ the same nyghte sayde I am the God of AbrahaÌ„ thy father feare not for I am with the will blesse the multiplye thy sede for my seruauÌ„te Abrahams sake And than he buylded an aulter there and called vpoÌ„ the name of the LORde there pitched his tente And there Isaacs servauntes dygged a well Than came Abimelech to him froÌ„ Gerar Ahusath his frende and Phicol his chefe captayne And Isaac sayde vnto theÌ„ wherfore come ye to me seige ye hate me haue put me awaye froÌ„ you Than sayde they we sawe that the LORde was with the and therfore we sayde that there shulde be an oothe betwixte vs aÌ„d the that we wolde make a bonde with the yâ— thou shuldeste do vs no hurte as we haue not touched the and haue done vnto the nothinge but good and seÌ„d the awaye in prace for thou art now the blessed of the LORde And he made theÌ„ a feast and they ate aÌ„d droÌ„ke And they lose vp by tymes in the mornynge and sware one to another And Isaac sent theÌ„ awaye And they departed from him in peace And the same daye came Isaacs servauÌ„tes tolde hiÌ„ of a well which
iourney And the angells of God came mett him And when Iacob lawe them he sayde this is godes hoost and called the name of that same place Mahanaim ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter IAcob sente meessengers before him to Esau his brother vnto the londe of Seir and the felde of Edom. And he coÌ„maunded them saynge se that ye speake after this maner to my lorde Esau thy seruaunte Iacob sayth thus I haue sogerned aÌ„d bene a straunger with Laban vnto this tyme haue gotten oxen asses and shepe menservauntes we manseruauntes haue sent to shewe it un lorde that I may fynde grace in thy syghte And the messengers came agayne to Iacob sainge we came vnto thi brother Esau and he cometh ageynst the and .iiij. hundred men with hiÌ„ Than was Iacob greatlye afrayde and wist not which waye to turne him selfe and devyded the people that was with him the shepe oxen and camels in to .ij. companies and sayder Yf Esau come to the one parte and smyte it the other may saue it selfe * Prayer is to cleave vnto the promyses of god with a siroÌ„ge fayth and to besech god with a fervent desyre that he will fulfyll them for his mercye truth onlye As Iacob here doth And Iacob sayde O god of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac LORde which saydest vnto me returne vnto thy cuntre and to thy kynrede and I will deall wel with the. I am not worthy of the leaste of all the mercyes and treuth which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte For with my staf came I over this Iordane and now haue I goten .ij. droves Delyver me from the handes of my brother Esau for I feare him lest he will come and smyte the mother with the childern Thou saydest that thou woldest surely do me good and woldest make â—â— seed as the sonde of the see which can not be nombred for multitude And he taried there that same nyghte toke of that which came to hande a preasent vnto Esau his brother ij hundred she gootes aÌ„d xx he gootes ij hundred shepe and xx rammes thyrtye mylch camels with their coltes xl kyne aÌ„d x bulles xx she asses aÌ„d x foles and delyuered them vnto his seruauntes euery drooue by them selues aÌ„d sayde vnto them goo forth before me and put a space betwyxte euery drooue And he coÌ„maunded the formestsaynge WheÌ„ Esau my brother meteth the aÌ„d axeth the saynge whose seruauÌ„te art thou whither goost thou whose ar these that goo before the thou shalt say they be thy seruaunte Iacobs are a present sent vnto my lorde Esau and beholde he him selfe cometh after vs. And so coÌ„maunded he the seconde aÌ„d euen so the thirde and lykewyse all that folowed the drooues sainge of this maner se that ye speake vnto Esau wheÌ„ ye mete him aÌ„d saye more ouer Beholde thy seruaunte Iacob cometh after vs for he sayde I will pease his wrath with the present yâ— goth before me and afterward I will see him myself so perâ—dventure he will receaue me to grace So went the preseÌ„t before him aÌ„d he taried all that nyghte in the tente aÌ„d rose vp the same nyghte aÌ„d toke his .ij. wyves and his .ij. maydens his xâ— sonnes went ouer the foorde Iabok And he toke them aÌ„d sent theÌ„ ouer the ryuer aÌ„d sent ouer that he had aÌ„d taried behinde him selfe alone And there wrasiled a man with him vnto the breakynge of the daye And when he sawe that he coude not prevayle agaynst him he smote hiÌ„ vnder the thye and the senowe of Iacobs thy shranke as he wrastled with him And he sayde let me goo for the daye breaketh And he sayde I will not lett the goo excepte thou blesse me And he sayde vnto him what is thy name He answered Iacob And he sayde thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell For thou hast wrastled with God and with men aÌ„d hast preuayled And Iacob asked him sainge tell me thi name And he sayde wherfore dost thou aske after my name and he blessed him there And Iacob called the name of the place Peniel for I haue sene God face to face and yet is my lyfe reserved And as he went ouer Peniel the sonne rose vpon him and he halted vpon his thye wherfore the childern of Israell â—aâ—e not of the senow that shrancke vnder the thye vnto this daye because that he smote Iacob vnder the thye in the senow that shâ—oncke The .xxxiij. Chapter IAcob lyfte vp his eyes and sawe hys brother Esau come with him .iiij. hundred men And he deuyded the childern vnto Lea and vnto Rahel and vnto the ij maydens And he put the maydens aÌ„d their childern formest aÌ„d Lea and hir childern after and Rahel aÌ„d Ioseph hindermost And he went before them and fell on the grownde â–ª â—ij â–ª tymes vntill he came vnto his brother Esau ranne agaynst him and enbraced hym and fell on his necke and kyssed him and they wepte And he lifte vp his eyes and sawe the wyves and their childern and sayde what are these which thou there hast And he sayde they are the childern which God hath geuen thy seruaunte Than came the maydens forth aÌ„d dyd their obaysaunce Lea also and hir childern came and dyd their obaysaunce And last of all came Joseph and Rahel and dyd their obaysaunce And he sayde what meanyst thou with all yâ— drooues which I mett And he answered to fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde And Esau sayde I haue ynough my brother kepe that thou hast vnto thy silf Jacob answered oh nay but yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte receaue my preaseÌ„t of my haÌ„de for I haue sene thy face as though I had sene that face of God wherfore receaue me to grace and take my blessynge that I haue brought the for God hath geuen it me frely And I haue ynough of all thynges And so he compelled him to take it And he sayde let vs take oure iourney and goo and I will goo in thy coÌ„pany And he sayde vnto him my lorde knoweth that I haue tendre childern ewes and kyne with yonge vnder myne hande which yf men shulde ouerdryâ—â— but euen one daye the hole flocke wolde dye Let my lorde therfore goo before his servaunte and I will dryue fayre and softly accordynge as the catell that goth before me and the childern be able to endure vntill I come to â—â— lorde vnto Seir. And Esau sayde let me yet leaue some of my folke with the. And he sayde what neadeth it let me fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde So Esau went his waye agayne that same daye vnto Seir. And Jacob toke his iourney toward Sucoth and bylt him an house and made boothes for his catell wherof the name of the place is called Sucoth And Jacob went to Salem to yâ— cytie of Si them in the lande of CanaaÌ„ after that he was come from Mesopotamia and pitched before the cyte and bought a parcell
thorow out all the lande of Egipte And in the .vij. pleÌ„teous yeres they made sheves and gathered vp all the fode of the .vij. plenteous yeres which were in the lande of Egipte and put it in to the cities And he put the food of the feldes that grewe rounde aboute euery cyte euen in the same And Joseph layde vp corne in stoore lyke vnto the sande of the see in multitude out of mesure vntyll he left nombrynge For it was with out nombre And vnto Joseph were borne .ij. sonnes before the yeres of hunger came which Asnath the doughter of Potiphara preast of On bare vnto him And he called the name of the first sonne Manasse for God sayde he hath made me forgett all my laboure all my fathers husholde The seconde called he Ephraim for God sayde he hath caused me to growe in the lande of my trouble And when the .vij. yeres of plenteousnes that was in the lande of Egypte were ended than came the .vij. yeres of derth acordynge as Joseph had sayde And the derth was in all landes but in the laÌ„de of Egipte was there yet foode When now all the lande of Egipte began to hunger than cried the people to Pharao for bread And Pharao sayde vnto all Egipte goo vnto Joseph and what he sayth to you that doo And when the derth was thorow out all the lande Joseph opened all that was in the cities and solde vnto the EgiptiaÌ„s And hunger waxed sore in the land of Egipte And all countrees came to Egipte to Joseph for to bye corne because that the hunger was so sore in all landes ¶ The .xlij. Chapter WHen Iacob sawe that there was corne to be solde in Egipte he sayde vnto his soÌ„nes why are ye negligent beholde I haue hearde that there is corne to be solde in Egipte Gete you thither and bye vs corne froÌ„ theÌ„ce that we maye lyue and not dye So went Josephs ten brethern doune to bye corne in Egipte for Ben Jamin Josephs brother wold not Iacob sende with his other brethren for he sayde some mysfortune myght happen him And the sonnes of Israell came to bye corne amonge other that came for there was derth also in the lande of Canaan And Joseph was gouerner in the londe and solde corne to all the people of the londe And his brethren came and fell flatt on the grounde before him When Joseph sawe â—â—s brethern he knewe them But made straunge vnto them and spake rughly vnto them saynge Whence come ye and they sayde out of the lande of Canaan to bye vitayle Joseph knewe his brethern but they knewe not him And Joseph remembred his dreames which he dreamed of them and sayde vnto them ye are spies and to se where the lande is weake is youre comynge And they sayde vnto him nay my lorde but to bye vitayle thy seruauntes are come We are all one mans sonnes and meane truely and thy seruauntes are no spies And he sayde vnto them nay verely but euen to se where the land is weake is youre comynge And they sayde we thi seruauntes are .xij. brethern the sonnes of one man in the lande of Canaan The yongest is yet with oure father and one no man woteth where he is Joseph sayde vnto them that is it that I sayde vnto you that ye are surelye spies Here by ye shall be proued For by the lyfe of Pharao ye shall not goo hence vntyll youre yongest brother be come hither Sende therfore one off you and lett him sett youre brother and ye shal be in preason in the meane season And thereby shall youre wordes be proued whether there be any trueth in you or els by the lyfe of Pharao ye are but spies And he put them in warde thre dayes And Joseph sayde vnto theÌ„ the thryd daye This doo and lyue for I feare Gode Yf ye meane no hurte let one of youre brethern be bounde in the preason and goo ye and brynge the necessarie foode vnto youre housholdes and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me that youre wordes maye be beleved aÌ„d that ye dye not And they did so Than they sayde one to a nother we haue verely synned agaynst oure brother in that we sawe the anguysh of his soull when he besought us wold not heare him therfore is this troubyll come apon us Ruben answered theÌ„ saynge sayde I not vnto you that ye shulde not synne agaynst the lad but ye wolde not heare And now verely see his bloude is requyred They were not aware that Joseph vnderstode thein for he spake vnto them by an interpreter And he turned from them and wepte and than turned to them agayne aÌ„d comened with them and toke out Simeon from amonge theÌ„ and bownde him before their eyes aÌ„d commaunded to fyll their sackes wyth corne and to put euery mans money in his sacke and to geue them vitayle to spende by the waye And so it was done to them And they laded their asses with the corne and departed thence And as one of them opened his sacke for to geue his asse prauender in the Iâ—ne he spied his money in his sacks mouth And he sayde vnto his brethren my money is restored me agayne is eueÌ„ in my sackes mouth Than their hartes fayled them and were astoynyed and sayde one to a nother how cometh it that God dealeth thus with us And they came vnto Iacob their father vnto the lande of Canaan and tolde him all that had happened them saynge The lorde of the laÌ„de spake rughly to us and toke us for spyes to serche the countte And we sayde vnto him we meane truely and are no spies We be .xij. bretren soÌ„nes of oure father one is awaye and the yongest is now with oure father in the lande of Canaan And the lorde of the countre sayde vnto us here by shall I knowe yf ye meane truely leaue one of youre brethern here with me and take foode necessary for youre housholdes and get you awaye and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me And thereby shall I knowe that ye are no spyes but meane truely So will I delyuer you youre brother agayne and ye shall occupie in the lande And as they emptied their sackes beholde euerymans bundell of money was in his sacke And when both they and their father sawe the bundells of money they were afrayde And Jacob their father sayde vnto them â–ª We haue ye robbed of my childern Joseph is away and Simeon is awaye and ye will take Ben Jamin awaye All these thinges fall vpon me Ruben answered his father saynge Slec my two sonnes yf I bringe him not to the agayne Delyuer him therfore to my honde and I will brynge him to the agayne And he sayde my sonne shall not go downe with you For his brother is dead and he is left alone Moreouer some mys fortune myght happen vpon him by the waye which ye goo And so shuld ye brynge my gray head with sorowe vnto the graue ¶ The .xliij. Chapter
wist ye not that soch a man as I can prophesie Then sayde Juda what shall we saye vnto my lorde what shall we speake or what excuse can we make God hath founde out the wekednesse of thy seruauntes Beholde â—oth we and he with whom the cuppe is founde are thy seruauntes And he answered God forbyd yâ— I shulde do so the man with whom the cuppe is founde he shal be my seruaunte but goo ye in peace vn to youre father Then Juda went vnto him and sayde oh my lorde let thy servaunte speake a worde in my lordes audyence and be not wrooth with thi servaunte for thou art euen as Pharao My lorde axed his seruaunte sainge haue ye a father or a brother And we answered my lord we haue a father that is old and a yonge lad which he begat in his age aÌ„d the brother of the sayde lad is dead he is all that is left of that mother And his father loueth him Then sayde my lorde vnto his seruauntes brynge him vnto me that I maye sett myne eyes apon him And we answered my lorde that the lad coude not goo from his father for if he shulde leaue his father he were but a deed man Than sayde st thou vnto thy servauntes excepte youre yongest brother come with you loâ—e that ye se my face no moare And when we came vnto thy servaunt oure father we shewed him what my lorde had sayde And when oure father sayde vnto vs goo agayne and bye vs a litle fode we sayd that we coude not goo Neverthelesse if oure youngeste brother go with vs then will we goo for we maye not see the mannes face excepte oure yongest brother be with vs. Then sayde thy servaunt oure father vnto vs. Ye knowe that my wyfe bare me .ij. sonnes And the one went out from me and it is sayde of a suertie that he is torne in peaces of wyld beastes and I sawe him not seâ—ce Yf ye shall take this also awaye froÌ„ me and some mys fortune happen apon him then shall ye brynge my gray heed with sorow vnto the grave Now therfore wheÌ„ I come to thy servaunt my father yf the lad be not with me seinge that his lyfe haÌ„geth by the laddes lyfe then as soone as he seeth that the lad is not come he will dye So shall we thy servauÌ„tes brynge the gray hedde of thy servaunt oure father with sorow vnto the grave For I thy servaunt became suertie for the lad vnto my father sayde yf I bringe him not vnto the agayne I will bere the blame all my life loÌ„ge Now therfore let me thy servaunt byde here for yâ— lad be my lordes bondman let the lad goo home with his brethern For how can I goo vnto my father and the lad not wyth me lest I shulde see the wretchednes that shall come on my father The .xlv. Chapter ANd Joseph coude no longer refrayne before all them that stode aboute him but commaunded that they shuld goo all out from him and that there shuld be no man with him whyle he vtâ—red him selfe vnto his brethern And he wepte alowde so that the Egiptians and the house of Pharao herde it And he sayde vnto his brethern I am Joseph doth my father yet lyue But his brethern coude not answere him for they were abasshed at his presence And Joseph sayde vnto his brethern come nere to me and they came nere And he sayde I am Joseph youre brother whom ye sold in to Egipte And now be not greued therwith nether let it seme a cruel thinge in youre eyes that ye solde me hither For God dyd send me before you to saue lyfe For this is the seconde yere of derth in the lande and fyue moo are behynde in which there shall nether be earynge nor hervest Wherfore God sent me before you to make prouision that ye myghte continue in the erth and to save youre lyues by a greate delyuerance So now it was not ye that sent me hither but God and he hath made me father vnto Pharao and lorde ouer all his house and â—ueler in all the land of Egipte Hast you aÌ„d goo to my father and tell him this sayeth thy sonne Joseph God hath made me lorde ouer all Egipte Come downe vnto me and tarye not And thou shalt dwell in the londe of Gosan be by me both thou and thi childern and thi childerns childern and thy shepe and beestes and all that thou hast There will I make provision for the for there remayne yet v yeres of derth lest thou and thi houshold and all that thou hast perish Beholde youre eyes do se and the eyes also of my brother Ben Jamin that I speake to you by mouth Therfore tell my father of all my bonoure which I haue in Egipte and of all that ye haue sene aÌ„d make hast and brynge in father hither ¶ And he fell on his brother Ben Jamis necke wepte Ben Jamin wepte on his necke Moreouer he kyssed all his brethern and wepte apon them And after that his brethern talked with him And when the ridynges was come vnto Pharaos housse that Josephes brethern were come â—â— pleased Pharao well and all his seruauntes And Pharao spake vnto Joseph saye vnto thy brethern this do ye lade youre beestes aÌ„d get you hence And when ye be come vnto the londe of Canaan take youre father and youre housholdes and come vnto me and I will geue you the beste of the lande of Egipte and ye shall eate the fatt of the londe And commaunded also This do ye take charettes with you out of the lande of Egipte for youre childern and for youre wyues and brynge youre father and come Also regarde not youre stuff for the goodes of all the londe of Egipte shal be youres And the childern of Israell dyd euen so And Joseph gaue them charettes at the commaundment of Pharao and gaue them â—â—tayle also to spende by the waye And he gaue vnto eche of them chaunge of rayment but vnto Ben Jamin he gaue iij. hundred peces of syluer and .v. chaunge of rayment And vnto his father he sent after the same maner x. he asses laden with good out of Egipte and .x. she asses laden with corne bred and meate to serue his father by the waye So sent he his brethern awaye and they departed And he sayde vnto them se that ye fall noâ— out by the waye And they departed from Egipte and came in to the land of Canaan vnto Jacob their father and told him saynge â–ª Joseph is yet a lyue and is gouerner ouer all the land of Egipte And Jacobs hert wauered for he beleued theÌ„ not And they tolde him all the wordes of Joseph which he had sayde vnto them But when he sawe the charettes which Joseph had sent to carie him then his sprites reviued And Israel sayde I haue ynough yf Joseph my sonne be yet alyue I will goo and se him yer that I dye
their beestes flee to house and they that regarded not the worde of the Lorde left their servauntes and their beestes in the felde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses stretche forth thine hande vnto heauen that there may be hayle in all the lande of Egipte apoÌ„ maÌ„ aÌ„d beest aÌ„d apoÌ„ all the herbes of the felde in the feld of Egipte And Moses stretched out his rodd vnto heauen and the Lorde thondered and hayled so that the fyre ran a longe vppon the grounde And the Lorde so hayled in the loÌ„de of Egipte that there was hayle aÌ„d fyre meÌ„gled with the hayle so greuous that there was none soch in all the londe of Egipte sence people inhabited it And the hayle smote in the londe of Egipte all that was in the felde both man and beest And the hayle smote all the herbes of the feld and broke all the trees of the felde only in the lande of Gosan where the children of israell were was there no hayle And Pharao sent aÌ„d called for Moses and Aaron and sayde vnto theÌ„ I haue now synned the Lorde is rightwes and I and my people are weked Praye ye vnto the Lorde that the thonder of God and hayle maye cease and I will let you goo and ye shall tarie no longer And Moses sayde vnto him assoone as I am out of the citie I will sprede abrode my handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder shall ceasse nether shall there be any moare hayle that thou mayst knowe howe that the erth ys the Lordes But I knowe that thou and thy servauntes yet feare not the Lord God The flaxe aÌ„d the barly were smytteÌ„ for the barly was shott vp aÌ„d the flaxe was boulled but the where and the rye were not smeten for they were late sowne And Moses went out of the citie froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d sprede abrode his handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder and hayle ceased nether rayned it any moare vppon the erth wheÌ„ Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thunder were ceased he synned agayn aÌ„d hardened his herte both he and his servauntes So was the herte of Pharao hardened that he wolde not let the children of Israel goo as the Lord had sayde by Moses ¶ The .x. Chapter THe Lorde sayde vnto Moses goo vnto Pharao neuerthelesse I haue hardened his harte and the hertes of his servauntes that I mighte shewe these my sygnes amongest theÌ„ and that thou tell in the audience of thy sonne and of thy sonnes sonne the pagiantes which I haue played in Egipte aÌ„d the miracles which I haue done amonge them that ye may knowe how that I am the Lorde Than Moses aÌ„d Aaron went in vnto Pharao and sayde vnto him thus sayth the Lorde God of the Hebrues how longe shall it be or thou wilt submyt thy selfe vnto me Let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wilt not let my people goo beholde tomorow will I brynge greshoppers in to thy lande and they shall couer the face of the erth that it can not be sene aÌ„d they shall eate the residue which remayneth vnto you and escaped the hayle and they shall eate all youre grene trees vpon the felde and they shall fill thy housses and all thy servauntes housses and the housses of all the EgiptiaÌ„s after soch a maner as nether thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers haue sene sence the tyme they were apon the erthe vnto thys daye And he turned him silfe aboute aÌ„d went out from Pharao And Pharaos servauntes sayde vnto hym Howe longe shall this felowe thus plage vs Let the men goo that they maye serue the Lorde their God or els wilt thou see Egipte first destroyed And than Moses and Aaron were broughte agayn vnto Pharao and he sayde vnto them Goo and serue the Lorde youre God but who are they that shall goo And Moses answered we must goo with yonge and olde ye and with oure sonnes and with oure doughters aÌ„d with oure shepe and oxeÌ„ must we goo For we must holde a feast vnto the Lorde And he sayde vnto them shall it be soo The Lorde be with you shulde I lett you goo and youre children also Take heede for ye haue so me myschefe in honde Nay not so but goo ye that are men and serue the Lorde for that was youre desyre And they thrust theÌ„ out of Pharaos presence And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thine hande ouer the lande of Egipte for greshoppers that they come apon the lande of Egipte and eate all the herbes of the londe aÌ„d all that the hayle left vntouched And Moses stretched forth his rodd ouer the londe off Egipte aÌ„d the Lorde brought an east wynde vppoÌ„ the lande all that daye and all nyghte And in the mornynge the east wynde broughte the greshoppers aÌ„d the greshoppers weÌ„t vp ouer all the lande of Egipte and lighted in all quarters off Egipte verye greuously so that before them were there no soch greshoppers nether after them shal be And they couered all the face of the erth so that the londe was darke therwith And they ate all the herbes of the lande and all the frutes of the trees which the hayle had lefte so that there was no grene thinge lefte in the trees and herbes of the felde thorow all the lande of Egipte Then Pharao called for Moses and AaroÌ„ in haste and sayde I haue synned agaynst the Lorde youre God and agaynst you Forgeue me yet my synne only this once and pray vnto the Lorde youre God that he maye take away froÌ„ me this deth only And he weÌ„t out froÌ„ Pharao aÌ„d prayd vnto the Lorde aÌ„d the Lord turned the wynde in to a myghtie stronge west wynde and it toke awaye the greshoppers and cast theÌ„ in to the reed see so that there was not one greshopper left in all the costes of Egipte But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte â—o that he wold not let the childern off Israel goo And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Stretch out thy hond vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d let there be darcknesse vppon the londe of Egipte eueÌ„ that thei maye feale the darcknesse And Moses stretched forth his hande vnto heaueÌ„ aÌ„d there was a darke myst vppoÌ„ all the lande off Egipte iij dayes longe so that no maÌ„ sawe another nether rose vp froÌ„ the place where he was by the space of .iij. dayes but all the childreÌ„ of Israel had lighte where they dwelled Then Pharao called for Moses and sayde goo and serue the Lorde only let youre shepe and youre oxen abyde but let youre childern go with you And Moses answered thou must geue vs also offringes and burntoffringes for to sacrifice vnto the Lord oure God Oure ca tell therfore shall goo with vs and there shall not one hoosâ—e be left behinde for therof must we take to serue the Lorde oure God Moreouer we caÌ„not knowe wherwith we shall serue the Lorde vntyll we come thither But the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wold not
him not for he wyll not spare youre mysdedes yee and my name is in him But and yf thou shalt herken vnto his voyce aÌ„d kepe all that I shall tell the theÌ„ I wil be an enimye vnto thyne enimies and an aduersarie vnto thine aduersaries when myne angell goth before the aÌ„d hath broughte the in vnto the Amorites Hethites Pherezites Canaanites Heuites and Iebusites and I shall haue destroyed them se thou worshippe not their goddes nether serue them nether do after the workes of them but ouertrowe them and breake doune the places of them And se that ye serue the Lorde youre God aÌ„d he shall blesse thi bred and thy water aÌ„d I will take all sycknesses awaye from amonge you Moreouer there shal be no woman childlesse or vnfrutefull in thi londe and the nombre of thi dayes I will fulfyll I will sende my feare before the and will kyll all the people whether thou shalt goo And I will make all thine enemies turne their backes vnto the aÌ„d I will send hornettes before the and they shall dryue out the Heuites the Cananites and the Hethites before the. I will not cast them out in one yere lest the lande growe to a wyldernesse and the beestes of the felde multiplye apon the. But a litle and a litle I will dryue them out before the vntill thou be increased that thou mayst enherett the londe And I will make thi costes froÌ„ the red see vnto the see of the Philistenes and from the deserte vnto the ryuer I By the ryuer vnderstonde the river Eâ—phrates â–ª will delyuer the inhabiters of the londe in to thine hande and thou shalt dryue them out before the. And thou shalt make none appoyntment with them nor wyth their goddes Nether shall they dwell in thi londe lest they make the synne agaynst me for yf thou serue their goddes it will surely be thy decaye The xxiiij Chapter ANd he sayde vnto Moses come vnto the Lorde both thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel and worshippe a ferre of And Moses went him selfe alone vnto the Lorde but they came not nye nether came the people vp with him And Moses came aÌ„d tolde the people al the wordes of the Lorde and all the lawes And all the people answered with one voyce and sayde all the wordes which the Lorde hath sayde will wee doo Then Moses wrote all the wordes of the Lorde and rose vp early aÌ„d made an alter vnder the hyll and .xij. pilers acordynge to the nombre of the .xij. trybes of Israel aÌ„d sent yonge men of the childern of Israel to sacrifyce burntoffrynges aÌ„d to offre peaceoffrynges of oxen vnto the Lorde And Moses toke halfe of the bloude and put it in basens and the otherhalfe he sprenkeld on the alter And he toke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people And they seyde All that the Lorde hath sayde we will do and heare And Moses toke the bloude aÌ„d sprinkeld it on the people aÌ„d sayde beholde this is the bloude of the appoyntment which the Lorde hath made wyth you apon all these wordes Then went Moses and Aaron Nadab aÌ„d Abihu and the .lxx. elders of Israel vppe and sawe the God of Israel and vnder his fere as it were a brycke worde of Saphir and as it were the facyon of heauen when is it cleare and apoÌ„ the nobles of the childern of Israel he sett not his hande And when they had sene God they ate and dronke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses come vpp to me in to the hyll and be there â–ª aÌ„d I will geue the tables of stone and a lawe and commaundmentes which I haue written to teach them Then Moses rose vppe aÌ„d his minister Iosua and Moses went vppe in to the hyll of God aÌ„d seyde vnto the elders tarye ye here vntill we come agayne vnto you And beholde here is Aaron and Hur with you Yf any man haue any maters to doo let him come to them when Moses was come vpp in to the mounte a clowde couered the hyll and the glorye of the Lorde abode apon mounte Sinai and the clowde couered it .vi. dayes And the seuenth daye he called vnto Moses out of the clowde And the facyon of the glorie of the Lorde was like consumynge fyre on the toppe of the hyll in the syghte of the children of Israel And Moses went in to the mountayne And Moses was in the mounte .xl. dayes and xl nyghtes The .xxv. Chapter ANd the Lorde talked with Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel that they geue me an heueoffrynge and of euerey man that geueth it willingly wyth his herte ye shall take it And this is the heueoffrynge which ye shall take of them gold siluer aÌ„d brasse and Iacyncte coloure scarlet purpull bysse and gootes here rams skynnes that are red and the skynnes of taxus and sethimwodd oyle for lightes and spices for a noyntynge oyle and for swete cense Onix stones and sett stones for the Ephod and for the Ephod is a garment lyke aâ— amyâ—e brestlappe And they shall make me a sanctuarye that I maye dwell amonge them And as I haue shewed the the facion of the habitacioÌ„ and of all the ornamentes therof eueÌ„ so se that ye make it in all thynges And they shall make an arke of sethim wodd .ij. cubittes and an halfe longe a cubite aÌ„d an halfe brode and a cubitt and an halfe hye And thou shalt ouerleye it with pure golde both within and without and shalt make an hye vppon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalt cast .iiij. rynges of golde for it and put them in the .iiij. corners there of .ij. rynges on the one syde of it and ij on the other And thou shalt make staues of sethim wodd and couer them with golde and put the staues in the rynges alonge by the sydes of the arke to bere it with all And the staues shall abyde in the rynges of the arke and shall not be taken awaye And thou shalt put in the arke the wytnesse which I shall geue the. And thou shalt make a merciseate of pure golde .ij. cubytes and an halfe longe and a cubete and an halfe brode And make .ij. cherubyns off thicke golde on the .ij. endes of the mercyseate and sett the one cherub on the one ende and the other on the other ende of the mercyseate so se that thou make them on the ij endes there of And the cherubyns shall stretch their wynges abrode ouer an hye aÌ„d couer the mercy seate with their wynges and theyr faces shall loke one to another eueÌ„ to the mercyseate warde shall the faces of the cherubyns be And thou shalt put the mercyseate aboue apon the arke aÌ„d in the arke thou shalt put the wytnesse which I will geuethe There I will mete the and will comon with the from apon the mercyseate from betwene the two cherubyns which are apon the arke of
aÌ„d shall take awaye all his fatt as the fatt of the peaceoffrynges is takeÌ„ awaye And the preast shal burne it apoÌ„ the alter for a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde and â—he preast shall make an attonemeÌ„t for him aÌ„d â— shal be forgeuen him yf he bringe a shepe aÌ„d offer it for a synneofferynge he shall bringe a yewe without blemiâ—h and laye his hande apon the heed of the synneofferynge and slee it in the place where the burntoffrynges are slayne And the preast shal take of the bloude of the synneofferynge with his finger aÌ„d put it apoÌ„ the hornes of the burntoffryngealter aÌ„d shall poure all the bloude thereof vnto the botome of the alter And he shall take awaye all the fatt thereof as the fatte of the shepe of the peaceoffringes was takeÌ„ awaye And the preast shall burne it apoÌ„ the alter for the lordes sacrifice and the preast shal make an attonemeÌ„t for his synne and it shal be forgeuen him ¶ The v. Chapter â—HeÌ„ a soule hath synned aÌ„d herde the voyce of cursyng aÌ„d is a witnesse whether he hath sene or knowne of it yf he haue not vttered it he shall bete his synne Ether when a maÌ„ toucheth any vnclene thinge whether it be the caryon of an vnclene beest or of vnclene caâ—ell or vnclene worme and is not warre of it he is also vnclene and hath offended Ether when he toucheth any vnclennesse of maÌ„ what soeuer vnclennesse it be that a man is defyled with all and is not warre of it and afterwarde cometh to the knowlege of it he is a tâ—â—spaser Ether when a soule sweareth so thathe pronounceth with his lippes to do euell or to do good what soeuer it be that a man prouounceth with an othe and the thinge be out of his mynde and afterwarde cometh to the knowlege of it than he hath offended in one of these Than when he hath synned in one of these thinges he shall confesse that wherein that he hath synned and shall bringe his trespace offerynge vnto the Lorde for his synne which he hath synned A female from the flocke whether it be an yewe or a she goote for a synneofferynge And the preast shall make an attonement for him for his synne But yf he be not able to brynge a shepe then let him brynge for his trespace which he hath synned two turtyll doues or two yonge pygeons vnto the Lorde one for a synneoffrynge and another for a burntofferynge And he shall brynge them vnto the preast which shall offer the synneoffrynge first and wringe the necke a sundre of it but plucke it not clene of And let him sprinkle of the bloude of the synneofferynge apon the syde of the alter and let the reste of the bloude blede apon the botome of the alter and than it is a synneofferynge And let him offer the seconde for a burntoffrynge as the maner is aÌ„d so shall the preast make an atonement for him for the synne which he hath synned and it shal be forgeuen him And yet yf he be not able to brynge .ij. turtyll doues or two yonge pigeons then let hym brynge his offerynge for his synne the tenth parte of an Epha of fine floure for a synneofferynge but put none oyle thereto nether put ony frankencens thereon for it is a synneofferinge And let him brynge it to the preast and the preast shall take his handfull of it and burne it apon the alter for a remembraunce to be a sacryflce for the Lorde that is a synneoffrynge And let the preast make an atonement for him for his synne what soeuer of these he hath synned and it shal be forgeuen And the remnauÌ„te shal be the preastes as it is in the meate offerynge And the Lorde comyned with Moses sayenge when a soule trespaceth aÌ„d synneth thorow ignoraunce in any of the holy thinges of the Lorde he shall brynge for his trespace vnto the Lord a ram without blymesh out of the flocke valowed at two sycles after the holy sycle for a trespaceofferynge And he shall make amendes for the harme that he hath done in the holy thynge and put the fifte parte moare to and geue it vnto the preast And the preast shall make an attonemeÌ„t for him with the ram of the trespaceofferynge and it shal be forgeueÌ„ hym When a soule synneth and committeth any of these thinges which are forbiddeÌ„ to be done by the coÌ„maundmentes of the Lorde though he wist it not he hath yet offended and is * in synne aÌ„d shall briÌ„ge a ram without blymesh out of the flocke that is estemed to be worthe a synneofferynge vnto the preast And the preast shall make an attonement for him for the ignoraunce whiche he dyd and was not ware and it shal be forgeuen him This is a trespaceofferynge for he trespaced agaynst the Lorde And the Lorde talked with Moses sayenge when a soule synneth aÌ„d trespaceth agaynst the Lorde and denyed vnto his neyghboure that which was taken him to â—epe or that was put vnder his hande or that which he hath violently taken awaye or that whiche he hath deceaued his neyghboure off wyth sotylte or hath founde that whiche was loste and denyeth it and swereth falsely in what soeuer thinge it be that a man doth and synneth therein Then when he hath synned or trespaced he shall restore agayne that he toke violently awaye or the wronge whiche he dyd or that whiche was delyuered him to kepe or the lost thinge which he founde or what soeuer it be aboute Vnto my neybour pertayneth sault â—â—â—oÌ„ but vnto god repeÌ„taunce and theÌ„ the sacrifice or christes bloude is a â—â—â— satisfaccion aÌ„d attonemeÌ„t â—d a pealinge of alwrath which he hath sworne falsely * he shall restore it agayne in the whole suÌ„me and shal adde the fifte parte moare thereto and geue it vnto him to whome it pertayneth the same daye that he offereth for his trespace and shall brynge for his trespace offerynge vnto the Lorde a ram without blymesh out of the flocke that is estemed worth a trespaceofferynge vnto the preast And the prest shall make an atonemeÌ„t for him before the Lorde aÌ„d it shall be forgeueÌ„ hiÌ„ in what soeuer thinge it be that a maÌ„ doth aÌ„d trespaceth therein ¶ The .vj. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Commaunde Aaron and his sonnes saynge this is the lawe of the burntoffrynge The burntofferynge shal be apon the herth of the alter all nyghte vnto the mornynge and the fire of the alter shall burne therein And the preast shall put on his lynen albe and his lynen breches apon his flesh and take awaye the asshes whiche the fire of the burntsacrifice in the altare hath made and put them besyde the alter aÌ„d theÌ„ put off his raymeÌ„t aÌ„d put on other and carye the asshes out without the hoste vnto a clene place The fire that is apon the alter shall burne therein and not goo out And the preast shall put wodd on the fire euery morninge aÌ„d put the
euē apon the bloude of the trespaceofferynge And the remnaunte of the oyle that is in the preastes hande he shall poure apon the heede off hym that is clensed and so shall the preaste make an attonement for him before the Lorde Then let the preast offer the synneofferynge ād make an attonement for him that is clensed for his vnclēnesse And thā let the burntoffrynge be slayne ād let the preast put both the burntofferynge and the meateoffrynge apō the alter ād make an attonement for him ād thā he shal be cleane Yf he be poore ād can not gett so moch thā let him bringe one lambe for a trespaceoffrynge to waue it and to make an attonement for him ād a tenth deale of fine floure myngled with oyle for a meatoffrynge ād a logge of oyle ād two turtyll doues or two yonge pygeons which he is able to gett ād let the one be a synneoffrynge and the other a burntoffryng And let him brynge them the. viij daye for his clensynge vnto the preast to the dore of the tabernacle of witnesse before the Lorde And let the preast take the lambe that is the trespaceoffrynge and the logge of oyle ād waue them before the Lorde And whē the lambe of the trespaceoffrynge is kylled the preast shall take of the bloude of the trespaceoffrynge and put it apon the typpe of his righte eare that is clensed and apon the thombe of his righte hande and apon the greate too of hys righte fote And the preast shall poure of the oyle in to his righte hande and shall sprinkle with his finger of the oyle that is in his lefte hande .vij. tymes before the Lord. And the preast shall put of the oyle that is in his hande apon the typpe of the righte eare of h◠that is clensed and apō the thombe of his righte hande and apon the great too of his righte fote euen in the place where the bloude of the trespaceofferynge was put And the reste of the oyle that is in his hande he shall poure apon the heede of him that is clensed to make an attonemēt for him before the Lorde And he shall offer one of the turtyll doues or of the yonge pigeons soch as he can gett the one for a synneofferynge and the other for a burntoffrynge apō the alter And so shall the preast make an attonemēt for him that is clensed before the Lorde This is the lawe of him that hath the plage of leprosye whose hand is not able to gett that which pertayneth to hys clensynge And the Lorde spake vnto Moses ād Aarō saynge when ye be come vnto the lond of Canaan which I geue you to possesse yf I put the plage of leprosye in any housse of the lande of youre possession let him that oweth the house go ād tell the preast saynge me thinke that there is as it were a leprosy in the housse And the preast shall cōmaunde them to ryd all thinge out of the housse before the preaste goo in to se the plage that he make not all that is in the housse vncleane and then the preast shall goo in and se the housse Yf the preast se that the plage is in the walles of the housse ād that there be holowe strakes pale or rede which seme to be lower than the other partes of the wall then let the preast go out at the housse dores ād shett vp the housse for .vij. dayes And let the preast come againe the seuenth daye ād se it yf the plage be encreased in the walles of the housse let the preast cōmaunde thē to take awaye the stones in which the plage is ād let thē cast thē in a foule place without the citie ād scrape the house within rounde aboute ād poure out the dust without the citie in a foule place And let them take other stones and put them in the places of those stones and other morter ād playster the housse with all Yf now the plage come agayne ād breake out in the housse after that they haue taken awaye the stones and scraped the housse and after that the housse is playsterd anew let the preast come and se it And yf then he perceaue that the plage hath eatē further in the housse then it is a fretynge leprosye that is in the housse ād it is vncleane Then they shall breake doune the housse both stones tymbre ād all the morter of the housse and carye it out of the citye vnto a foule place Moreouer he that goeth into the housse all the whyle that it is shett vp shal be vncleane vntyll nighte And he that slepeth in the housse shall wasshe his clothes and he also that eateth in the housse shall wasshe hys clothes But and yf the preast come and se that the plage hath sprede no futher in the housse after that it is new playsterd thē let him make it cleane for the plage is healed And let him take to clense the housse with all two birdes cypresse wodd ād purple clothe ād ysope And let him kyll one of the byrdes ouer an erthen vessel of runnynge water ād take the cipresse wodd the ysope the purple ād the lyuynge byrde ād dyppe them in the bloude of the slayne byrde and in the runninge water and sprinkle apon the housse seuen tymes and clense the housse with the bloude of the byrde and with the runninge water ād with the lyuyng byrde ād with the cypresse wodd ād the ysope ād the purple clothe And he shall lett the lyuynge byrde flee oute off the towne in to the wylde feldes and so make an attonement for the housse and it shal be cleane This is the lawe of all maner plage of leprosye and breakynge out and of the leprosye off clothe and housse and of rysynges scabbes and glysterynge white to teache when a thinge is vncleane or cleane This is the lawe off leprosye ¶ The .xv. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge speake vnto the children of Israel and saye vnto them euery mā that hath a runnynge yssue in his flesh is vncleane by the reason of his yssue And hereby shall it be knowne when he is vncleane Yf his fleshe runne or yf his flesh congele by the reason off his yssue than he is vncleane Euery couche whereon he lyeth ād euery thinge whereon he sytteth shal be vncleane He that twicheth his couch shall wassh his clothes ād bath him selfe with water ād be vncleane vntyll the euen He that sytteth on that whereon he satt shall wassh his clothes and bathe him selfe with water and be vncleane vntill the euenynge And he that twicheth his flesh shall wasshe his clothes and bathe him selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen Yf any soch spytt apon him that is cleane he must wasshe his clothes and bathe him selfe in water and be vncleane vntill euen And what soeuer sadell that he rydeth apō shal be vncleane And whosoeuer twicheth any thinge that was vnder him shal be vncleane vnto
and whose hande was fylled to put on the vestimeÌ„tes shall not vncouer his heed nor rent his clothes nether shall goo to any deed body nor make him selfe vncleane no not on his father or mother nether shall goo out of the sanctuarye that he polute not the holy place of his God for the croune of the anoyntynge The annoyntynge was the coronacion both of kynges aÌ„d of prestes also oyle of God is apon him I am the Lorde He shall take a mayden vnto his wife but no wedowe nor deuorsed nor poluted whoore But he shall take a mayden of his awne people to wife that he defyle not his seed apoÌ„ his people for I am the Lorde which sanctifye him And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and saye No man of thi seed in their generacioÌ„ns that hath any deformyte apon him shall prese for to offer the bred The pope for bideth all soch lyke wise tyll they haue payd for dispensacioÌ„s of his God flor none that hath any blemysh shall come nere whether he be blynde lame snot nosed or that hath any monstrous meÌ„bre or broken foted or broken handed or croke backed or perlâ—yed or gogeleyed or maunge or skaulde or hath his stones broken No man that is deformed of the seed of Aaron the preast shall come nye to offer the sacrifyces of the Lorde Yf he haue a deformyte he shall not prese to offer the bred of his God Notwithstondynge he shall eate of the bred of his God euen as well of the most holy as of the holy but shall not goo in vnto the vayle nor come nye the alter because he is deformed that he polute not my sanctuary for I am the Lorde that sanctifye them And Moses tolde it vnto Aaron and to his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel ¶ The XXII Chapter ANd the Lorde comened with Moses saynge byd Aaron and his sonnes that they absteyne from the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue halowed vn to me that they polute not myne holy name for I am the Lorde Saye vnto them whosoeuer he be of all youre seed amonge youre generacion after you that goeth vnto the halowed thinges which the childern of Israel shall haue halowed vnto the Lorde his vnclennes shal be apon him and that soule shall perysh from out of my syghte I am the Lorde None of the seed of Aaron that is a leper or that hath a runnynge sore shall eate of the halowed thinges vntill he be cleane And whosoeuer twytcheth any vncleane soule or man whose seed runneth froÌ„ him by nyghte or whosoeuer twitcheth any worme that is vncleane to him or man that is vncleane to him what soeuer vnclennesse he hath the same soule that hath twyched any soch thynge shal be vncleane vntill euen and shall not eate of the halowed thynges vntill he haue wasshed his flesh with water And than when the sonne is doune he shal be cleane aÌ„d shall afterward eate of the halowed thynges for they are his fode Off a beest that dyeth alone or is rent with wylde beastes he shall not eate to defyle him selfe therwith I am the Lorde But let them kepe therfore myne ordynaunce lest they lade synne apoÌ„ them and dye therein when they haue defyled them selues for I am the Lorde which sanctifye them There shall no straunger eate of the halowed thinges nether a gest of the preastes or an hyred seruaunte But yf the preast bye any soule with money he maye eate of it and he also that is borne in his housse maye eate of his bred Yf the preastes doughter be maryed vnto a straunger she maye not eate of the halowed heueofferynges Notwithstondynge yf the preastes doughter be a wedowe or deuorsed and haueno childe but is returned vnto hir fathers housse agayne she shall eate of hir fathers bred as wel as she dyd in hyr youth But thereshall no straunger eate there of Yf a man eate of the halowed thynges vnwyttingly he shall put the fyfte parte there vnto and make good vnto the preast the halowed thynge And let the preastes see that they defyle not the halowed thynges of the childern of Israel which they haue offered vnto the Lorde lest they lade them selues with mysdoynge and trespace in eatynge their halowed thinges for I am the Lorde which halowe them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes and vnto all the childern of Israel and saye vnto them what soeuer he be of the housse of Israel or straunger in Israel that will offer his offerynge what soeuer vowe or frewillofferynge it be which they will offer vnto the Lorde for a burntofferynge to reconcyle them selues it must be a male without blemysh of the oxen shepe or gootes let them offer nothynge that is deformed for they shall gett no fauoure there with Yf a man will offer a peaseoffrynge vnto the Lorde and separate a vowe or a frewill offerynge of the oxen or the flocke it must be without deformyte that it maye be accepted There maye be no blemysh therein whether it be blide brokeÌ„ wounded or haue a wen or be maunge or scabbed se that ye offre no soch vnto the Lorde nor put an offerynge of any soch apon the alter vnto the Lorde An oxe or a shepe that hath any membre out of proporcion mayst thou offer for a frewillofferynge but in a vowe it shal not accepted Thou shalt not offer vnto the Lorde that which hath his stones broosed brokeÌ„ plucked out or cutt awaye nether shalt make any soch in youre lande nether of a straungers hande shall ye offer an offerynge to youre God of any soch For they marre all in that they haue de formytes in them and therfore can not be accepted for you And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge when an oxe a shepe or a goote is brought forth it shal be seueÌ„ dayes vnder the damme And from the .viij. daye forth it shal be accepted vnto a gifte in the sacrifice of the Lorde And whether it be oxe or shepe ye shall not kyll it and hir yonge both in one daye When ye will offre a thankofferynge vnto the Lorde ye shall so offre it that ye maye be accepted And the same daye it must be eateÌ„ vp so that ye leaue none of it vntill the morowe For I am the Lorde kepe now my commaundementes and do them for I am the Lorde And polute not my holy name that I maye be halowed amonge the childern of Israel For I am the Lorde which halowe you and broughte you out of the londe of Egipte to be youre God for I am the Lorde ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them These are the feastes off the Lorde which ye shal call holy feastes Sixe dayes ye shall worke aÌ„d the seuenth is the Sabbath of rest an holy feast so that ye maye do no worke therein for it is the
in the locke and let them bringe her vnto a valeye where is nether earinge nor sowenge aÌ„d strike of hir heed there in the valey Then let the preastes the sonnes of Leui come forth for the Lorde thy God hath chosen them to ministre and to blesse in the name off the Lorde and therfore at their mouthe shall all strife and plage be tryed And all the elders of the citie that is nexte to the slayne man shall wasshe their handes ouer the heyffer that is beheded in the playne and shall answere aÌ„d saye oure handes haue not shed this bloude ne ther haue oure eyes sene it Be mercifull Lord vnto thy people Israel which thou hast delyuered and put not innocent bloude vnto thy people Israel and the bloude shal be forgeuen theÌ„ Right in the lordes sighte aÌ„d not in thyne imaginacion And so shalt thou put innocent bloud froÌ„ the when thou shalt haue done that which is right in the syght of the Lorde When thou goest to warre agenst thyne enemies and the Lorde thy God hath delyuered them in to thine handes and thou hast take them captyue and seist amonge the captyues a bewtifull woman and hast a fantasye vnto her that thou woldest haue her to thy wyfe Then bringe her home to thine housse and let her shaue hir heed and pare hir nayles aÌ„d put hir rayment that she was taken in from hir and let hir remayne in thine housse and be wepe hir father and hir mother a moneth long and after that goo in vnto her aÌ„d marie her aÌ„d let her be thi wife And yf thou haue no fauoure vnto her then let her go whother she lusteth for thou mayst not sell her for monye nor make cheuesauÌ„ce of her because thou hast huÌ„bled her Yf a man haue two wyues one loued and another hated and they haue borne him children both the loued and also the hated â–ª Yf the firstborne be the sonne of the hated then wheÌ„ he dealeth his goodes amonge his childern he maye not make the sonne of the beloued firstborne before the sonne of the hated whiche is in deade the firstborne But he shall knowe the sonne off the hated for his first-borne that he geue hym dowble off all that he hath For he is the first off his strength and to him belongeth the right of the firstborneshippe Yf any man haue a sonne that is stuburne and disobedient that he will not herken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother and they haue taught him nurture but he wolde not herken vnto them Then let his father and his mother take him and brynge hym out vnto the elders of that citie and vnto the gate of that same place aÌ„d saye vnto the elders of the citie This oure sonne is stoburne and disobedient and will not herken vnto oure voyce he is a ryoter and a dronkarde Then let all the men of that citie stone him with stones vnto deeth And so thou shalt put euell awaye from the and all Israel shall heare and feare Yf a man haue commytted a trespace worthy of deeth and is put to deeth for it and hanged on tree let not his body remayne all nyghte vppon the tree but burye hym the same daye For the curse off God is on him that is hanged Defile not thy londe therfore whiche the Lorde thy God geueth the to enherett ¶ The .xxij. Chapter YF thou se thy brothers oxe or shepe goo astraye thou shalt not with drawe thy selfe from them But shalt brynge them home agayne vnto thy brother Yf thy brother be not nye vnto the or yf thou knowe him not then bringe them vnto thine awne housse and lett them be with the vntyll thy brother axe after them and then delyuer him them agayne In like maner shalt thou doo with his asse with his rayment and with all lost thinges of thy brother which he hath lost and thou hast founde and thou maist not withdrawe thy selfe Yf thou se that thy brothers asse or oxe is fallen doune by the waye thou shalt not withdrawe thy selfe from them but shalt helpe him to heue them vp agayne The woman shall not weere that whiche pertayneth vnto the man nether shall a man put on womans rayment For all that doo so are abhomynacyon vnto the Lorde thi God Yf thou chaunce vppon a byrds nest by the waye in what soeuer tree it be or on the grouÌ„ de whether they be younge or egges aÌ„d the da me sittenge vppon the younge or vppoÌ„ the egges Thou shalt not take the mother with the younge But shalt in any wyse let the clame go and take the younge that thou mayst prospere and prolonge thy dayes When thou byldest a new housse thou shalt make a batelmeÌ„t vnto the roffe that thou lade The housses be flatt in those coÌ„tres not bloude vppon thine housse yf any maÌ„ fall there of Thou shalt not sowe thy vyneyarde with dyuerse sede lest thou halowe the sede whiche thou hast sowen with the frute off thy vyneyarde Thou shalt not plowe with an oxe aÌ„d an as se togetherr Thou shalt not weere a garment made of woll and flax together Thou shalt put rybandes vpoÌ„ the .iiij. quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou couerest thy selfe Yf a man take a wyfe and when he hath lyen with her hate her aÌ„d leye shamefull thinges vnto hyr charge and brynge vp an euell name vppon her and saye I toke this wyfe and wheÌ„ I came to her I founde her not a mayde TheÌ„ let the father of the damsell and the mother brynge forth the tokens of the damsels virginite vnto the elders of the citie euen vnto the gate And let the damsels father saye vnto the elders I gaue my doughter vnto this man to wife and he hateth her and loo he layeth shamefull thinges vnto hir charge saynge I founde not thy doughter a mayde And yet these ar the tokens of my doughters virginite And let them sprede the vesture before the elders off the citie Then let the elders of that citie take that man and chastyce him and merce him in an hundred sycles of syluer and geue them vnto the father of the damsell because he hath brought vpp an euell name vppon a mayde in Israel And she shal be his wife and he may not put her awaye all his dayes But and yf the thinge be of a suertie that the damsell be not founde a virgen let them brynge her vnto the dore of hir fathers housse and let the men of that citie stone her with stones to deâ—th because she hath wrought folye in Israel to playe the whore in hir fathers housse And so thou shalt put euell awaye from the. Yf a man be sounde lyenge with a woman that hath a wedded husbonde then let theÌ„ dye etherother of theÌ„ both the man that laye with the wife and also the wife so thou shalt put awaye euell from Israel Yf a mayde be hanfasted vnto an husbonde and then a man finde
vppon the and ouertake the Cursed shalt thou be in the towne and cursed in the felde cursed shall thyne almery be and thi store Cursed shall the frute of thy body aÌ„d the frute of thy lond be aÌ„d the frute of thine oxen aÌ„d the flockes of thy shepe And cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in aÌ„d wheÌ„ thou goest out And the Lorde shall sende vppon the cursynge goynge to nought and complaynyng in all that thou settest thine hande to what soeuer thou doest vntyll thou be destroyed aÌ„d brought to nought quyckely because of the wekednesse of thyne invencyons in that thou hast forsaken the Lorde And the Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto the vntyll he haue consumed the from the londe whether thou goest to enioye it And the Lorde shall smyte the with swellynge with feuers heet burnynge wetherynge with smytynge and bia stinge And they shall folowe the vntyll thou perishe And the heauen that is ouer thy heed shal be bâ—asse and the erth that is vnder the yerne And the Lorde shall turne the rayne of the laÌ„de vnto powder aÌ„d dust euen froÌ„ heauen they shal come doune vpoÌ„ the vntyll thou be brought to nought And the Lorde shall plage the before thine enemyes Thou shalt come out one waye agenst them and flee seuen wayes before them aÌ„d shalt be scatered amonge all the kingdomes of the erth And thy car casse shal be meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre aÌ„d vnto the beestes of the erth and no man shall fraye them awaye And the Lorde will smyte the with the botches of Egipte and the â—morodes scalle and maungynesse that thou shalt not be healed thereof And the Lorde shall smyte the with madnesse blyndnesse and dasynge of herte And thou shalt grope at none daye as the blynde gropeth in darkenesse and shalt not come to the right waye And thou shalt suffre wronge only and be polled euermore and no man shall soker the thou shalt be betrothed vnto a wife and another shall lye with her Thou shalt bylde an housse and another shall dwell therein Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and shalt not make it comen Thine oxe shal be slayne before thyne eyes aÌ„d thou shalt not eate thereof Thine asse shal be violently taken awaye euen before thi face and shall not be restored the agayne Thy shepe shal be geuen vnto thine enemyes aÌ„d no man shall helpe the. Thy sonnes aÌ„d thy doughters shall be geue vnto another nacion and thyne eyes shall se and dase vppon them all daye longe but shalt haue no myghte in thyne hande The frute of thy londe and all thy laboures shall a nacyon which thou knowest not eate aÌ„d thou shalt but soffre violence only and be oppressed alwaye that thou shalt be cleane besyde thy selfe for the syghte of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt se The Lord shall smyte the with a myscheuous botche in the knees aÌ„d legges so that thou â—aÌ„st not be healed eueÌ„ from the sole of the fote vnto the toppe of the heed The Lorde shall brynge both the and thy kynge which thou hast sett ouer the vnto a nacyon whiche nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes euen wodd aÌ„d stone And thou shalt goo to wast aÌ„d be made an ensample aÌ„d a gestynge stocke vnto al nacioÌ„s whether the Lord shall carye the. Thou shalt carie moch seed ouâ— in to the felde and shalt gather but litle in for the locustes shall destroye it Thou shalt plante a vyneyarde and dresse it but shalt nether drynke off the wyne nether gather of the grapes for the wormes shall eate it Thou shalt haue olyue trees in all thy costes but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle for thyne olyue trees shal be rooted out Thou shalt get sonnes aÌ„d doughters but shalt not haue them for they shal be caried awaye captyue All thy trees and frute of thy londe shal be marred with blastynge The straungers that are amonge you shall clyme aboue the vpp an hye aÌ„d thou shalt come doune beneth alowe He shall lende the aÌ„d thou shalt not lende him he shal be before aÌ„d thou behynde Moreouer all these curses shall come vppoÌ„ the and shall folowe the and ouertake the tyll thou be destroyed because thou herkenedest not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his coÌ„maundmeÌ„tes aÌ„d ordinaunces whiche he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the aÌ„d they shal be vppoÌ„ the as miracles aÌ„d wonders aÌ„d vppon thy seed foreuer And because thou seruedest not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse and with a good herte for the abundaunce of all thinges therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vppon the in hunger and thrust in nakednesse and in nede off all â—hynge and he shall put a yocke off yerne â—ppon thyne necke vntyll he haue broughte the to noughte And the Lorde shall brynge a nacion vppon the from a farre euen from the ende off the worlde as swyfte as an egle fleeth a nacion whose tonge thou shalt not vnderstonde a herde fauoured nacion whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde nor haue compassioÌ„ on the younge And he shall eate the frute of thy londe and the frute of thy catell vntyll he haue destroyed the so that he shall leaue the nether corne wyne nor oyle nether the eÌ„crease of thyne oxen nor the flockes of thy shepe vntyll he haue brought the to nought And he shall kepe the in in all thy cities vntyll thy hye aÌ„d stronge walles be come doune whereiÌ„ thou trustedest thorow all thy londe And he shall besege the in all thy cities thorow out all thy land whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen the. And thou shalt eate the frute of thyne awne bodye the flessh of thy sonnes and off thy doughters which the Lorde thy God hath geuen the in that straytenesse and sege where â–ª with thyne enemye shall besege the so that it shall greue the man that is tender and exceadynge delycate amonge you to loke on his brother and vppon his wife that lyeth in hys bosome aÌ„d on the remnaunte of his childern which he hath yet lefte for feare of geuynge vnto any of them of the flesh of hys childern whiche he eateth because he hath noughte lefte him in that straytenesse and sege wherewith thyne enemye shall besege the in all thy cytyes Yee and the woman that is so tender and delycate amonge you that she dare not auenture to sett the sole of hyr foote vppon the grounde for softnesse and tendernesse shal be greued to loke on the husbonde that leyeth in hir bosome and on hyr sonne and on hyr doughter euen because of the afterbyrthe that ys come oute from betwene hyr legges and because of hyr childern whiche she hath borne because she wolde eate them for nede off all thynges secretly in the straytenesse and sege wherewith thine enemye shall besege the in thy cities Yf thou wilt not be diligent to doo all the wordes of this lawe