therin and to fyll theyr handes therin And that son that is preest in his stede after him shal put them on seuen dayes wheÌ„ he coÌ„meth into the tabernacle of wytnesse to minyster in the holy place And thou shalte take the ram of the coÌ„secracion and sethe his flesshe in an holy place And Aaron his sonnê shal eate the flesh of the ram the breade that is in the basket euen by the dore of the tabernacle of wytnes and they shal eate them bycause the atonement was made therwith to fyl theyr handes to consecrate them but ☞ a strauÌ„ger shall not eate therof bycause they are holy And yf ought of the flesh of the coÌ„secracyon or of the bread remayne vnto the mornyng thou shalt burne it with fyre and it shall not be eaten bycause it is hooly Therfore shalte thou do vnto Aaron his sonnes euen so accordyng to althynges whiche I haue coÌ„maunded the seuen dayes shalt thou fyl theyr handes and offre euery day a calfe for a syn offerynge for to reconcyle withal that thou mayest clense the aulter wheÌ„ thou recoÌ„cilest vpon it thou shalt anoynt it to sanctifye it Seuen dayes thou shalt recoÌ„cyle vpon the aulter sanctyfye it it shall be as an aulter moost holye Euery one that toucheth the aulter let hym be holy This is that whiche thou shalte offre vpon the aulter euen two lambes of one yeare olde daye by daye continually the one thou shalt offre in the mornynge the other at euen And with the one lambe a tenth deale of floure myngled w t the fourth parte of an hyn of beaten oyle the fourth parte of an hyn of wyne for a drynke offerynge And the other lambe thou shalte offre at euen shalt do therto accordynge to the meat offeryng drynke offerynge in the mornynge to be an odour of a swete sauour and a sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And let this be a continual burntofferynge amonge your Chyldren after you before the doore of the tabernacle of wytnesse before the Lorde where I wyl mete you to speke there vnto the. There I wyl mete with the chyldren of Israell wylbe sanctifyed in myne honour And I wyl sanctyfye the taber nacle of wytnesse the aulter and I wyl sanctifye also bothe Aaron and his sonnes to be my preestes And I wyll dwell amonge the chyldren of Israel and wyl be theyr god And they shall knowe that I am the Lorde theyr God that brought them out of the lande of Egypt for to dwell amonge them euen I the Lorde theyr God ¶ The aulter of Insence The brasen lauer The anoyntynge Oyle CAPI XXX ANd thou shalt make an aulter to burne sence of Sethym wod shalt thou make it a cubyte longe and a cubyte brode euen foure square shal it be and two cubytes hye the hornes therof shall procede out of it and thou shalt ouerlay it w t fyne golde both the roffe the walles rounde aboute and his hornes also and shalt make vnto it a crowne of golde rounde aboute two golden ryngê on eyther syde euen vnder the crowne that they may be as places for the barres to beare it withal And thou shalt make the barres of Sethym wood and couer them with golde And thou shalt put it before the vayle that is by the arke of wytnesse before the mercyseate that is vpoÌ„ the wytnes wher I wyl mete the. And AaroÌ„ shal burne theron swete sence euery mornynge when he dresseth the lampê euen then shall he burne it and lykewyse at euen when he setteth vp the lampes he shall burne sence and this insencyng shal be perpetually before the lorde thorowout your generacions â–ª Ye shal put no straunge sence ther on burntsacrifyce or meatofferyng neyther powre any drynkofferyng theron And AaroÌ„ shal reconcyle vppon the hornes of it once in a yeare with the bloode of the synofferynge of reconcilynge euen once in the yeare shall he reconcyle it thorow your generacyons It is moost holy vnto the Lorde And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Yf thou takest the somme of the Chyldren of Israel after theyr nombre they shall gyue euery man a reconcylynge of his soule vnto the Lorde when thou tellest them that there be no plage amonge them when thou tellest them And thus moche shal euery man gyue and that goeth into the nombre halfe a sycle after the sycle of the sanctuary a sycle is xx halfpense An halfe sycle shal be the heueofferynge of the Lorde All that are noÌ„bred from twentye yeare olde and aboue shall gyue an heueofferyng vnto the lorde The ryche shal not passe and the poore shall not goo vnder halfe a sycle But ye shal gyue an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde that he may haue mercye vpon youre soules And thou shalte take the reconcilyng money of the chyldren of Israel and shalt put it vnto the vse of the Tabernacle of wytnesse that it may be a memorial vnto the Chyldren of Israell before the lorde that he may haue mercy vpoÌ„ your soulê And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge thou shalte make a lauer of brasse and his foote also of brasse to wassh withal and shalt put it bytwene the tabernacle of wytnes and the aulter and put water therin For Aaron and his sonnes shal washe theyr handes and theyr feete therin euen when they go into the tabernacle of wytnesse they shal washe them with water least they dye or when they goo vnto the aulter to minyster and to burne the lordes offeryng they shal washe theyr handê and theyr feete and they shall not dye And it shall be an ordynaunce vnto them foreuer both vnto hym his seede thorowout theyr generacions And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Take vnto the pryncipal spices of the moost pure myrte fyue hundred sycles of swete Cynamon halfe so moche euen two hundred and fiftye sycles of swete calamus two hundred and. l. Of Cassia two hundred and. l. after the holye sycle and of oyle olyue an hin And thou shalt make of the oyle an holye oyntment euen an oyntment coÌ„pouÌ„de after the crafte of the apoticarye and it shall be the oyle of holye vnction And thou shalte anoynte the tabernacle of wytnes therwith and the arke of wytnesse and the table and al his apparel and the candelstycke and his apparel and the aulter of insens the aulter of burntsacrifyce with al his vessels and the lauer and his fote And thou shalte sanctifye them that they maye be moost holye so that no man touche them but they that be halowed And thou shalt anoynte Aaron and his sonnes and consecrate them that they maye minyster vnto me And thou shalte speake vnto the chyldren of Israel saynge this shall be an holye oyntynge oyle vnto me thorowout your genera cyons Upon mannes flesshe shall it not be powred neyther shall ye make any other after the makyng of it for it is holye and shall be holye vnto you whosoeuer
therof the mercyseate the table and all the vesselles therof the shewbread the pure candelstycke with the lampes therof euen with the Lamppes to be prepared and all the vesselles therof and the Oyle for lyght the golden aulter and the anoyntyng oyle and the swete sence and the hangyng of the tabernacle doore the brasen aulter with his gredyren of brasse his barres all his vessels the lauer his fote the hanginges of the courte with his pyllers and sockettes the hangyng to the courte gate and his pynnes and cordes and all the vessell of the seruyce of the habitacyon for the tabernacle of wytnesse the ministryng vestimentes to serue in the holy place and the holy vestimentes for Aaron the preest and his sonnes raymentes to ministre in accordyng to al that the Lorde cōmaunded Moses euen so the chyldren of Israel made all the worke And Moses behelde all the worke and se they had done it euen as the Lorde commaunded euen so had they done and Moses blessed them ¶ The Tabernacle teared vp The glory of the lorde appeareth in a clowde couerynge the Tabernacle CAPI XL. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge In the fyrst day of the fyrst moneth shalte thou set vp the habitacyon and the tabernacle of wytnesse put therin the arke of witnesse couer the arke with the vayle and bryng in the table and apparel it accordyng to the order therof And thou shalt bryng in the candelstycke and lyght his lampes and set the sence aulter of golde before the arke of wytnesse and put the hangynge at the dore of the habitaciō And set the burntoffrynge aulter before the dore of the habitacyon and Tabernacle of wytnesse and set the lauer bytwene the Tabernacle of wytnesse the aulter put water therein and make the courte rounde aboute and hang vp the hangynge at the courte gate And thou shalte take the anoyntyng oyle and anoynte the habitacyon and all that is therin halowe it with all the vessels therof that it may be holy And thou shalte anoynte the aulter of burntoffryng and al the vessels sanctifie the aulter that it maybe an aulter moost holy And thou shalte anoynte also the lauer and his fote and sanctifie it And thou shalte bryng Aaron and his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and wasshe them with water And thou shalte put vpon Aaron the holy vestimentes anoynte hym sanctifie hym that he maye ministre vnto me And thou shalte bryng his sonnes clothe them with garmentes and anoynte them as thoyu dydest anoynte theyr father that they may ministre vnto me For theyr anoynting shal be an euerlasting preest hode vnto them thorowout theyr generaciōs And Moses dyd accordyng to all that the Lorde cōmaunded hym euen so dyd he Thus was the Tabernacle reared vp the fyrste daye in the fyrste moneth in the seconde yere And Moses reared vp the Tabernacle and fastened his sockettes and set vp the bordes therof and put in the barres of it reared vp his pyllers and spred abrode the tent ouer the habitacion put ☞ the coueryng of the tent on hye aboue it as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he toke ☞ the testimony and put it in the arke set the barres to the arke put the mercyseate on hye vpon the arke brought the arke into the habitacyon hanged vp the vayle and couered the arke of wytnesse as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses And he put the table in the Tabernacle of wytnes in the north syde of the habitacyon but without the vayle set the bread in order before the Lorde euen as the Lorde had cōmaunded Moses And he put the candelstycke in the tabernacle of wytnesse ouer agaynst the table towarde the south syde of the habitacion set vp the lampes before the Lorde as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he put the golden aulter in the tabernacle of wytnesse before the vayle brent swete sence theron as the lorde cōmaunded Moses And he hanged vp the hangyng at the dore of the habitacion set the burntofferyng aulter by the entryng in of the habitacion of the tabernacle of wytnesse offred burntofferynges and meatoffrynges theron as the Lorde cōmaunded Moses And he set the lauer bytwene the tabernacle of wytnesse the aulter powred water therin to wasshe withal And Moses Aaron his sonnes wasshed theyr handes theyr feete therat when they went into the tabernacle of wytnes when they went to the aulter they wasshed themselues as the lorde cōmaūded Moses And he reared vp the court rounde aboute the habitacyon the aulter set vp an hangyng at the courte gate and so Moses finisshed the worke And the cloude couered the tabernacle of wytnes the glory of the lorde fylled the habitacion And Moses coulde not entre into the Tabernacle of wytnesse bycause the clowde abode theron the glory of the lorde fylled the habitacyon For the cloude had couered all And when the cloude was taken vp from of the habitacyon the chyldren of Israel toke theyr iourneys thorowout theyr armyes And when the cloude was not taken vp they iourneyed not tyll it was taken vp for the cloude of the lord was vpon the habitacion by day and fyre by nyght in the syght of all the house of Israel thorowout all theyr armyes ¶ The ende of the seconde boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Uelle schemoth and in the Latyn Exodus ¶ The thyrde boke of Moses called in the Hebrue vaicrah and in the Latyn Leuiticus ¶ The order of burntofferynge◠CAPI Primo ANd the Lorde called Moses and spake vnto hym out of the tabernacle of wytnes sayeng Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and thou shalte say vnto them Yf a mā of you brynge a sacrifice vnto the Lorde ye shall bryng your sacrifice from among these cattel euen from among the oxen the shepe If his sacrifice be a burntofferynge let hym offre a male of the oxen without blemysshe bryng him of his owne voluntary wyl vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse before the Lorde And he shall put his hande vpon the heade of the burntsacrifice and it shal be accepted for hym to be his attonement And he shall kyll the calfe of the droue before the Lorde And the preestes Aarons sonnes shall brynge the bloode and sprynkle it rounde aboute vpon the aulter that is by the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And then shall he flay the burntofferyng hewe hym in peces And the sonnes of Aaron the preest shal put fyre vpon the aulter and put wood vpon the fyre And the Preestes Aarons sonnes shall lay the partes euen the heade the fat vpon the wood that is vpon the fyre in the aulter But the inwardes and the legges therof shal he wasshe in water and the preest shall burne all in the aulter that they may be ◠burntsacrifice for a swete odoure vnto the
Lorde And yf his sacrifice be of the flockes namely of the shepe or gootes let hym bryng a male without blemysshe for a burntofferyng And let hym kyll it on the North syde of the aulter before the Lorde And the preestes Aarons sonnes shall sprynkle the bloode of it rounde aboute vpon the aulter And it shall be cut in peces euen with his heade and his fat and the Preest shall put them vpon the wood that lyeth vpon the fyre in the aulter But he shall wasshe the inwardes and the legges with water and the preest shall bryng all togyther and burne it vpon the aulter for a burntofferyng of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde If the burntofferyng for the sacrifice of the lorde be of the foules he shall brynge his sacrifice of the Curtyll doues or of the yonge pygeons And the preest shal brynge it vnto the aulter â–ª and wryng the necke a sundre of it burne it on the aulter But the bloode therof shal run oute by the syde of the aulter And he shall plucke away the crop with his fethers fast them besyde the aulter on the East parte in the place of asshes And he shall breake the wynges of it but plucke them not asundre And the preest shal burne it vpon the aulter euen vpon the woode that is vpon the fyre that it may be a burntsacrifice for a swete fauour vnto the Lorde ¶ The order of meate offerynges CAPI II. THe soule that wyll offre a meatoffcynge vnto the Lorde the same offrynge shall be of fyne floure he shall powre oyle vpon it and put frankensence theron shall brynge it vnto Aarons sonnes the preestes And he shall take therout his handful of the floure and of the oyle with all the frankensence and the preest shall burne it for a memorial of hym vpon the aulter to be an offryng for a swete sauour vnto the lorde And the remenaunt of the meatoffryng shal be Aarons and his sonnes a thyng moost holy of the sacrifices of the Lorde If thou bryng also a meatoffryng that is bakeÌ„ in the ouen let it be a swete cake of fyne floure myngled with oyle or an vnleuened wafer anoynted with oyle If thy meateofferyng be baken in the fryeng pan it shal be of swete floure myngled w t oyle And thou shalt mynce it smal and powre oyle theron that it may be a meatofferyng And yf thy meatofferynge be athyng broyled vpon the gredyron let it be of floure myngled w t oyle And thou shalte brynge the meatoffryng that is made of these thynges vnto the Lorde and shalte delyuer it vnto the preest that he may offre if vpon the aulter and the Preest shall take of the meatoffrynge a memoryall shall burne it vpon the aulter that it may be a burntofferynge for a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde And that whiche is lefte of the meatofferyng shal be Aarons and his sonnes It is a thyng moost holy of the offerynges of the Lorde All the meatofferynges whiche ye shall bryng vnto the Lorde shall be made without leuen For ye shall neyther burne leuen nor hony in any offeryng of the Lorde Notwithstandynge ye shall brynge the fyrstlynges of them vnto the Lorde but they shall not come vpon the aulter for a swete sauoure All the meatofferynges shalte thou season with salte neyther shalte thou suffre the salt of the couenauÌ„t of thy god to be lacking from thy meatofferynge but vpon all thyne offerynges thou shalte brynge salte And yf thou offre a meatofferynge of thy fyrste rype fruytes vnto the Lorde thou shalte offre for the meatofferyng of the fyrst fruytes eares of corne dryed by the fyre and corne beaten as meale And thou shalte put oyle vpon it and lay frankensence theron that it may be a meatoffryng And the preest shal burne parte of the beaten corne parte of that oyle with all the frankensence for a remembraunce And it shall be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde ¶ The order of peaceofferynges CAPI III. ANd yf his sacrifice be a peaceofferyng and he take it from among the droues whyther it be male or female he shall brynge so moche as is without blemysshe before the Lorde and put his hande vpon the heade of his offerynge and kyll it at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aarons sonnes the preestes shall sprynkle the bloode vpon the aulter rounde aboute And he shall offre somwhat of the peaceofferynge to be a sacrifice vnto the Lorde euen the fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is aboute the inwardes and the two kydneys and the fat that is on them and vpon the loynes and the abundaunce that is on the lyuer shall he take awaye with the kydneys And Aarons sonnê shall burne them on the aulter vpon the burntsacrifice whiche is vpon the wood that is on the fyre to be burntsacrifice for a swete sauour vnto the Lorde If he brynge a peaceofferynge vnto the Lorde from of the flocke let hym offre male or female but without blemysshe As yf he offre a shepe for his sacrifice he shall brynge it before the Lorde and put his haude vpon his offerynges heade and kyll it before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse Aarons sonnes shal sprynkle the blood therof rounde aboute the aulter And of the peaceofferyng let hym brynge a sacrifice vnto the Lorde the fat therof and the rompe all togyther which they shal take of harde by the backe bone and the fat that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes and the two kydneys the fat that is vpon them and vpon the loynes and the abundaunce that is vpon the lyuer shal he take away with the kydneys And the preest shall burne them vpon the aulter to be a foode of a sacrifice vnto the Lorde If his offeryng be a goote he shall bryng it before the Lorde and put his hande vpon the heade of it and kyll it before the tabernacle of the couenaunt and the sonnê of Aaron shall sprynkle the blood therof vpon the aulter rounde aboute And he shall brynge therof his offerynge euen a Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde the fatte that couereth the inwardes and all the fat that is vpon the inwardes the two kydneyes and the fat that is vpon them and vpon the loynes the abundauÌ„ce vpon the lyuer shall he take awaye with the kydneyes And the preest shall burne them vpon the aulter for the food of the sacrifyce that all the fat maye be a swete sauour vnto the Lorde Let it be a perpetuall statute for youre generacyons thorowout youre dwellynges that ye eate neyther fat nor bloode ¶ Offerynge made for synnes done of Ignoraunce CAPI IIII. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israell and saye Yf a soule synne thorow ygnoraunce hath done any of those thyngê whiche the Lorde hath forbydden in his coÌ„maundementes to be done As yf the preest that is anoynted do syn â€
hoost the preest shall be vncleane vnto the euen And he that burneth her shall wasshe his clothes in water bathe his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntyl euen And a man that is cleane shal take vp the asshes of the kow and put them without the hoost in a cleane place And it shall be kepte for the multitude of the chyldren of Israel for a sprynklynge water and for an attonement of synne Therfore he that gathereth the asshes of the kowe shal wasshe his clothes remayne vncleane vntyll euen And this shall be vnto the chyldren of Israell and vnto the straunger that dwelleth amonge them a statute for euer He that toucheth the deade body of any man shall be vncleane seuen dayes And he shall puryfye hym selfe with this water the thyrde daye and the seuenth day and he shal be cleane But yf he purifie not hym selfe the thyrde day the seuenth day he shall not be cleane Whosoeuer toucheth the coorse of any man that is deade and sprynkleth not hym selfe defyleth the dwellynge of the lorde and that soule shal be roted out of Israell bycause the sprynklynge water was not sprynkled vpon hym He shall be therfore vncleane and his vncleannesse shall remayne vpon hym This is the lawe of the man that dyeth in a tent all that come in to the tent and all that is in the tent shall be vncleane seuen dayes And all the vessels that be open which haue no lyd nor couerynge vpon them shal be vncleane And who soeuer toucheth one that is slayne with a swerde in the feldes or a deade persone or a bone of a deade man or a graue shall be vncleane seuen dayes Therfore for an vncleane person they shal take of the burnt asshes of the synofferynge runnyng water shal be put therto in a vessell And let a cleane persone take Isope dyp it in the water and sprynkle it vpon the tente and vpon al the vessels on the soules that were therin and vpon him that touched a bone or a slayne person or a deade body or a graue And the cleane persone shall sprynkle vpon the vncleane the thyrde day and the seuenth day And the seuenth day he shal purifie hym selfe wasshe his clothes bathe hym selfe in water shall be cleane at euen But the man that is vncleane and sprynkleth not hym selfe the same soule shal be destroyed from amonge the congregacyon bycause he hath defyled the hooly place of the lorde the sprynklynge water hath not bene sprynkled vpoÌ„ hym therfore shall he remayn vncleane And this shal be a perpetuall lawe vnto them And he that sprynkleth the sprynklyng water shall wasshe his clothes And he that toucheth the sprynklyng water shall be vncleane vntyll euen And what soeuer the vncleane persone toucheth shal be vncleane And the soule that toucheth it shal be vncleane vntyll the euen ¶ Mir Iam dyeth The people murmure They haue water euen out of the rocke Edom denyeth the Israelites passage thorowe his realme The death of Aaron in whose rowme Eleazar succedeth CAPI XX. AND the chyldren of Israel came with the hole multitude in to the deserte of Sin in the first moneth and the people abode at Cades And there dyed Mir Iam and was buryed there But there was no water for the multitude ✚ and they gathered them selues togyther agaynste Moses and Aaron And the people chode with Moses spake saynge Wolde god that we had perysshed wheÌ„ our brethren dyed before the lorde Why haue ye brought the congregacyon of the Lorde vnto this wyldernesse that bothe we and our cattell shulde dye in it Wherfore haue ye made vs to go out of Egypte to bryng vs into this vngracyous place which is no place of seed nor of fygges nor vynes nor of pomegarnates neyther is there any water to drynke And Moses and Aaron wente from the congregacyon vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse and fell vpon theyr faces †And they cryed vnto the Lorde and fayde O LORDE GOD heare the crye of this people and open them thy treasure euen a fountayne of lyuynge vvater that they may be satisfyed that theyr murmurynge may cease And the glorye of the Lorde appeared vnto them And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take the rod and gather thou thy brother Aaron the congregacyon togyther and speake vnto the rocke before theyr eyes and it shall gyue for the his water And thou shalte brynge them water out of the rocke to gyue the company drynke and theyr beastes also And Moses toke the rod from before the Lorde as he coÌ„maunded hym And Moses and Aaron gathered the coÌ„gregacyon togyther before the rocke and Moses sayd vnto them Here ye rebellyons must we fetche you water out of this rocke And Moses lyft vp his hande and with his rod he smote the rocke two tymes and the water came out aboundauntly and the multitude dranke and theyr beastes also And the Lorde spake vnto Moses Aaron bycause ye byleued me not to sanctifie me in the eyes of the chyldren of Israel therfore ye shall not brynge this congregacyon in to the lande whiche I haue gyuen them This is the water of stryfe bycause the chyldren of Israel stroue with the lorde ☞ he was sanctified in them ⊢ And Moses sent messengers from Cades vnto the kynge of Edom. Thus saythe thy brother Israel Thou knowest all the trauayle that hath happened vs. Our fathers wente downe in to Egypte we haue dwelte in Egypte a longe tyme and the Egypcians vexed vs our fathers And when we cryed vnto the Lorde he herde oure voyce sente an angell and hath fet vs out of Egypte And beholde we are in Cades euen in the vttermoost citie of thy bordre We wyll go now thorowe thy countrey but we wyll not go thorowe the feldes or vyneyeardes neyther wyl we drynke of the water of the fountaynê we wyll go by the kynges hye way and neyther turne vnto the ryght hande nor to the left vntyl we be past thy couÌ„trey And Edom answered hym Thou shalt not go by me lest I come out agaynst the with the swerde The chyldren of Israel sayde vnto hym we wyl go by the beaten waye and yf I and my cattell drynke of thy water I wyll pay for it †I wyll but onely without any harme go thorow on my feete He answered thou shalt not go thorow And Edom came out agaynst hym with moche people and with a myghty power And thus Edom denyed to gyue Israel passage thorowe his countrey wherfore Israel turned away from hym And the chyldren of Israel departed from Cades and came vnto mounte Hor with all the congregacyon And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron in mounte Hor harde by the coost of the lande of Edom sayenge Aaron shall be ☞ gathered vnto his people for he shall not come in to the lande whiche I haue gyuen vnto the
vnto Pharao that he sende the chyldren of Israel out of his lande And I wyl harden Pharaos herte and multiplie my myracles and my wondres in the lande of Egypte But Pharao shall not herken vnto you that I maye set myne hande vpon Egypte and brynge out myne armyes and my people the chyldren of Israel out of the lande of Egypt in great iudgementes And the Egyptyans shal know that I am the lorde wheÌ„ I stretch forth my hande vpon Egypt and bryng out the chyldren of Israel from amonge them Moses and Aaron dyd as the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded them euen so dyd they Moses was lxxx yere olde and Aaron lxxxiii when they spake vnto Pharao And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron saynge If Pharao speake vnto you saynge Shewe a wonder thou shalt say vnto AaroÌ„ take thy rod cast it before Pharao that it may be a serpent TheÌ„ went Moses Aaron in vnto Pharao and dyd euen as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded And Aaron cast forth his rod before Pharao and before his seruauntes and it turned to a Serpent Then Pharao called for the wyse men and EnchauÌ„ters and those wyse men of Egypte dyd in lyke maner with theyr Sorcery For they cast downe euery man his rod and they turned to serpentê but Aarons rod dyd eate vp theyr roddes he hardened Pharaos herte that he herkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayd The lorde also sayde vnto Moses Pharaos herte is hardened he refuseth to let the people go Get the vnto Pharao in the mornynge lo he wyll come vnto the water and thou shalte stande apon the ryuers brynke agaynste he come and the rod which turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thyne hande thou shalte saye vnto hym the lorde god of the Hebrues hath sent me vnto the saynge let my peple go that they may serue me in the wyldernes And behold hytherto thou woldest not here Thus sayeth the Lorde In this thou shalte know that I am the Lorde Beholde I wyll smyte with the rod that is in myn hande the water that is in the ryuer and it shal turne to blode And the fysshe that is in the ryuer shall dye the ryuer shal stynke it shal greue the EgyptiaÌ„s to drynke of the water of the ryuer And the Lorde spake vnto Moses say vnto Aaron take thy rod and stretche out thyn hande ouer the waters of Egypt ouer theyr streames ouer theyr ryuers and pondes and all poles of water which they haue that they maye be bloode and that there may be blode thorowe out all the lande of Egypte bothe in vessels of woode and also of stoone And Moses and Aaron dyd euen as the Lorde coÌ„maunded And he lyfte vp the rod and smote the waters that were in the riuer in the syght of Pharao in the syght of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into bloode And the fysshe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer stank and the Egyptians coude not drynke of the waters of the ryuer And there was bloode thorowout all the lande of Egypt And the enchauÌ„ters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with theyr sorceryes and he hardened Pharaos herte neyther dyd he herken vnto them as the Lorde had sayd And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his herte there vnto And the Egiptians dygged round aboute the ryuer for water to drynke for they coulde not drynke of the water of the ryuer And it contynued a weke after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The plage of Frogges â–ª Moses prayeth for Pharao The plage of lyse CAPI VIII THe Lorde spake vnto Moses Go vnto Pharao and tell hym â–ª thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people goo that they maye serue me Yf thou wyll not let them go beholde I wyl smyte al thy border with frogges And the ryuer shall serall with frogges whiche shall go vp come into thyne house and in to thy preuy chambre where thou slepest and vpon thy bed and into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and in to thyne ouens and vpon thy meates And the frogges shall come vpon the and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche forth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the stremes ouer the riuers and ouer the pondes that thou mayest bryng vp frogges vpon the lande of Egypt And AaroÌ„ stretched his hande ouer the waters of Egypte and the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypte And the sorcerers dyd lykewyse w t theyr sorcery brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypte Then Pharao called for Moses Aaron and sayd praye ye vnto the lorde that he may take away the frogges from me and from my people and I wyll let the people go that they may do sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And Moses sayde vnto Pharao Reioyse thou ouer me appoynte when I shall pray for the and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy houses and that they maye remayne but in the ryuer onely He sayde to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast sayde that thou mayst knowe that there is none lyke vnto the lorde our god And so the frogges shal departe from the and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people shall remayne in the ryuer onely Moses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moses cryed vnto the Lorde vpon the apoyntment of frogges whiche he had made vnto Pharao And the lorde dyd accordyng to the sayeng of Moses And the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and feldes And they gathered them togy ther vpon heapes the land stanke of them But when Pharao sawe that he had rest gyuen hym he hardened his herte and herkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses saye vnto Aaron stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may turne to lyse thorow out all the lande of Egypte And they dyd so For Aaron stretched out his hand and with his rod he smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyse in man and beast so that al the dust of the lande turned to lyse thorowout all the land of Egypt â–ª and the enchaunters assayde lykewyse with theyr enchauntmentes to brynge forth lyse but they coulde not And the lyse were bothe vpon men and beastes Then sayde the enchaunters vnto Pharao it is the fyngre of God And Pharaos herte remayned obstynate and he herkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses ryse vp early in the mornynge stande before Pharao for he wyll come forthe vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto hym thus sayeth the Lorde let my people go that they may serue me Els yf thou wylte not let my people go beholde I
Chyldren of Israell in the brestlap of iudgement vpon his herte when he goeth in to the hooly place for a remembraunce before the Lorde alway and thou shalt put in the brestlap of iudgement * †☞ vrym and Thummin and they shall be euen vpon Aarons herte when he goeth in before the Lorde and Aaron shall beare the iudgement of the chyldren of Israel vpon his herte before the lorde alwaye And thou shalte make the tunycle vnto the Ephod all togyther of yelow sylke And there shal be an hole for the head in the myddes of it hauyng a bonde of wouen worke rounde about the coler of it as it were the coler of a partlet that it rent not And beneth vpon the hem thou shalt make pomgarnates of yelow sylke and of Purpull and Scarlet rounde aboute the hem and belles of golde bytwene them rounde aboute and let there be euer a golden bel and a pomgarnate a golden belt and a pomegarnate rounde about vpon the hem of the tunycle And Aaron shal haue it vpon hym when he minystreth and the sounde shall be herde when he goeth in to the holy place before the Lorde and when he coÌ„meth out and he shal not dye And thou shalte make a plate of pure golde and graue theron as sygnettes are grauen The holynesse of the Lorde and put it on a yelowe sylke lace to be vppon the the mytre euen vpon the forefront of it And it shall be vpon Aarons foreheade that Aaron maye beare ☞ the synne of the hoolye thynges whiche the Chyldren of Israel halowe in all theyr holy gyftes And it shal be alwayes vpoÌ„ his forehead for the reconcylynge of them before the lorde And thou shalt make a lynnen cote and thou shalt make a mytre of lynnen and a gyrdle of nedle worke And thou shalt make for Aarons Sonnes also cotes gyrdels and bonettes glorious and bewtyfull and thou shalte put them vppon Aaron thy brother on his sonnes with hym and shalt anoynt them and ☞ fyll theyr handes and saynctifye them that they maye minystre vnto me And thou shalt make them lynneÌ„ breches to couer theyr preuityes from the loynes vnto the thyes shal they reach And they shal be vpon Aaron and his Sonnes when they come in to the Tabernacle of wytnesse or when they come vnto the aulter to minystre in holynesse that they beare no synne and so dye And it shall be a lawe foreuer vnto Aaron and his seede after hym ¶ The consecracyon of Aaron and his sonnes CAPI XXIX THis thynge also shalte thou doo vnto them when thou halowest them to be my preestes Thou shalte take a calfe euen a yonge oxe and two rammes that are without blemish and vnleuended bread and cakes of swete breade tempred with oyle and wafers of swete breade anoynted with oyle of wheten floure shalt thou make them and put them in a maunde and brynge them in the maunde with the calfe and the two rammes And brynge Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse washe them with water take the garmentes and put vpon Aaron the strayte cote the tunicle of the Ephod and the Ephod the brestlap and gyrde them to him with the brodered gyrdle which is in the Ephod And put the mytre vpon his heade and put the hooly crowne vpon the mytre Then shalte thou take the anoyntyng oyle and powre it vpon his heade and anoynte hym And brynge his Sonnes and put albes vpon them and gyrde them with gyrdles as wel Aaron as his sonnes And put the myters on them and the preestes offyce shall be theyrs for a perpetual lawe And thou shalte fyll the handes of Aaron and of his sonnes and brynge the calfe before the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aaron and his Sonnes shal put theyr handes vpon the heade of the calfe and thou shalt kyl hym before the lorde by the doore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And take of the bloode of the calfe and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter with thy fynger and powre all the bloode besyde the hotome of the aulter and take all the fatte that couereth the inwardes and the kal that is on the lyuer and the two kydneys and the fatte that is vpon them and burne them vpon the aulter But the flesshe of the calfe and his skyn and his donge shalte thou burne with fyre without the hooste It is a synne offerynge Thou shalte also take one ram and Aaron and his Sonnes shal put theyr handes vpoÌ„ the heade of the ram when thou hast slayne the ram thou shalt take his bloode sprynkle it rounde aboute the aulter and cut the ram in peces and wash the inwardes of him and his legges and put them vnto the peces and vnto his head and then burne the hoole ram vpon the aulter for a burnt offeryng vnto the lorde and for a swete sauour and a sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And take the other ram and Aaron his sonnes shall put theyr handes vpon his heade Then shalte thou kyl hym take of his bloode and put it vpoÌ„ the typ of the ryght eare of Aaron and of his sonnes and vpon the thombe of theyr ryght handes vpon the great too of theyr ryght foote sprynkle the bloode vpon the aulter rounde aboute And thou shalt take of the bloode that is vppon the aulter and of the anoyntynge oyle and sprynkle it vpon Aaron his bestymentes vpon his sonnes vpon theyr garmeÌ„tes with hym And he shall be halowed his clothes and his sonnê and theyr clothes with hym And thou shalte take the fat of the ram and his rompe and the fat that couereth the inwardê and the kal of the lyuer the two kydneys and the fatte that is vppon them and the ryght shoulder for that ram is a fullofferynge and a symnel of breade and a cake of oyled breade and a wafer out of the basket of swete bread that is before the Lorde put al vpon the handê of Aaron on the handes of his sonnes and waue theÌ„ for a waueoffryng before the lorde And agayne thou shalte take it from of theyr handes burne it vpoÌ„ the aulter for a burntofferynge to be a sauour of swetnesse before the Lorde For it is a sacrifyce vnto the lorde And thou shalt take the brest of the ram of Aarons consecracyon and waue it for a waueofferyng before the Lorde and it shal be thy parte And thou shalt sanctifye the breest of the waueofferyng and the shoulder of the heaueofferyng which is waued an heued vp of the ram of the consecracyon for Aaron for his sonnes And it shall be Aarons his sonnes by a statute foreuer of the Chyldren of Israel for it is an heueofferyng Euen an heueofferynge of the chyldren of Israel and of theyr peaceofferynges Theyr haue offerynges is the Lordes And the holy garmentes of Aaron shal be his sonnes after hym to be anoynted
a skyn or in any thynge that is made of skyn it is the leprosye of a fretynge sore it is vncleane and that clothe shal be burnte eyther warpe or woofe whyther it be wollen or lynnen or any thynge that is made of skynne wherin the plage is for it is a fretyng leprosye it shall be burnt in the fyre If the preest se that the plage is not growen in the cloth eyther in the warpe or woofe or in what soeuer thyng of skyn it be the preest shall coÌ„maunde them to wasshe the thynge wherin the plage is and he shall shut it vp seuen dayes moo And the preest shal loke on the plage agayne after that it is wasshed And yf the plage haue not chaunged his coloure and is spred no further abrode it is vncleane Thou shalte burne it in the fyre for it is fret inwarde in parte or in all togyther And yf the preest se that the plage is darker after that it is wasshed he shall rent it out of the clothe or out of the skynne or out of the warpe or out of the woofe And yf it appeare any more in the cloth eyther in the warpe or in the woofe or in any thynge made of skyn it is a waxynge plage Thou shalt burne the plage that is in it Moreouer the clothe eyther warpe or woofe or what soeuer thynge of skyn it be whiche thou hast wasshed yf the plage be departed therfro it shal be wasshed once agayne and then shall it be cleane This is the lawe of the plage of leprosye in a cloth whyther it be wollen or lynnen eyther in the warp or woofe or in any thyng of skynnes to make it cleane or vncleane ¶ The clensynge of the leper and of the house that he is in CAPI XIIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge This is the lawe of Leper in the day of his clensyng He shal be brought vnto the preest the preest shal go out without the hoost and loke vpon hym And yf the plage of leprosye be healed in the leper then shall the preest coÌ„maunde that he whiche is to be clensed bryng two lyuynge byrdes and cleane and Cedar woode and purple clothe ysope And the preest shall coÌ„maunde that one of the byrdes be kylled in an earthen vessell and vpon runnynge water And he shall take the lyuyng byrde with the cedar wood the purple and the ysope and shal dyp them the lyuyng byrde in the bloode of the slayne byrde vpoÌ„ the runnyng water and sprynkle vpoÌ„ hym that must be clensed of his leprosy seuen tymes and clense hym and shal let the lyuynge byrde go free into the fylde And he that is clensed shall wasshe his clothes and shaue of al his heere and wasshe hym selfe in water that he may be cleane And after that shall he come into the hoost shal tary without his tente seuen dayes but in the seuenth daye he shall shaue of all his heere namely his heade his beerde and his browes euen all his heere shal be shauen of And he shal wasshe his clothes and his flesh in water he shal be cleane And in the. viii day he shal take ii lambes without blemysh an ewe lambe of a yere olde without blemysshe and thre tenthdeales of fyne floure for a meatoffryng myngled with oyle and ☞ a log of oyle And the preest that maketh hym cleane shal bryng the man that is to be made cleane those thynges before the lorde euen before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse And the preest shal take one lambe and offre hym ☞ for trespace and the log of oyle and waue them before the lorde And he shal slee the lambe in the place where the synofferyng and the burntoffryng are slayne euen in the holy place For as the synofferynge is euen so is the trespasse offeryng the preestes seynge it is moost hooly And the preest shall take of the bloode of the trespaceofferyng and put it vpon the typ of the ryght eare of hym that is to be clensed and vpon the thombe of his ryghthande and vpon the greate too of his ryght foote The preest shal take of the logge of oyle and powre it in to the palme of his lefte hande dyppe his ryght fynger in the oyle that is in his lefte hande and sprynkle of the oyle with his fynger seuen tymes before the Lorde And the reest of the oyle that is in his hande shall the preest put vpon the typ of the ryght eare of him that is for to be clensed vpoÌ„ the thombe of his ryght hande vpon the great too of his ryght foote euen vpon the bloode of the trespaceofferynge And the remenaunt of the oyle that is in the Preestes hande he shal powre vpon the heade of hym that is for to be clensed and the preest shall make an aâ—tonement for hym before the lorde And the preest shall offre the synneofferyng and make an attonement for hym that is to be clensed for his vnclennesse And then shall he kyll the burntoffryng and the preest shall offre the burntoffryng and the meatofferyng vpon the aulter and the preest shall make an attonement for hym and he shal be cleane If he be poore and can not get so moche he shall take one lambe for a trespace offerynge to waue it for his clensynge and a tenthdeale of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge and a log of oyle two Turtle doues or two yong pigeons suche as he is able to get wherof the one shall be for synne and the other for a burntoffryng And he shal bryng them the. viii day for his clensyng vnto the preest before the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse before the lorde And the preest shal take the lambe that is for the trespace and the log of oyle and waue them before the Lorde And he shall kyll the lambe for the trespace the preest shall take of the bloode of the trespaceoffryng and put it vpon the typ of his ryght eare that is to be clensed and vpon the thombe of his ryghte hande and vpon the great too of his ryght foote And the preest shall powre of the oyle in to his lefte hande and the preest shal with his fynger sprynkle of the oyle that is in his lefte hande seuen tymes before the lorde And the preest shall put of the oyle that is in his hande vpon the typ of the ryght eare of hym that is to be clensed and vppon the thombe of his right hande and vpon the too of his ryght fote euen in the place where the bloode of the trespaceoffrynge was put And the rest of the oyle that is in the preestes hande he shall put vpon the heade of hym that is to be clensed that he may make an attonement for hym before the Lorde And he shall offre one of the Turtle doues or of the yonge pygeons suche as he can get the one for a synofferynge and the
hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen so that whyther he touche her couche or any vessel wheron she hath sytten he shall be vnclene vnto the euen And yf a man lye with her and her vnclennes come vpon hym he shall be vncleane vii dayes and all the couche wheron he lyeth shal be vncleane When a womans bloode runneth longe tyme out of the tyme of her natural course or yf it runne beyonde her natural coâ—â—ese let al the dayes of the yssue be iudged vncleane euen as the dayes of her natural disease she shall be vncleane Al her couches wheron she lyeth as longe as her yssue lasteth shal be as her couche wheÌ„ she hath her naturall dysease And whatsoeuer she sytteth vpon shal be vncleane as is her vnclennesse when she is put apart And who soeuer toucheth any of these shal be vncleane and shal wasshe his clothes bath hym selfe in water be vncleane vnto euen And after that she is cleÌ„sed of her yssue she shal counte her vii dayes and after that she shal be cleane In the. viii daye she shall take vnto her two turtels or two yong pygeons and brynge them vnto the preest before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the preest shal offre the one for a synoffryng and the other for a burntofferyng and make an attonement for her before the lorde as coÌ„cernyng the yssue of her vncleÌ„nes Therfore shall ye seperate the chyldren of Israel from theyr vnclennesse that they dye not in theyr vnclennes yf they defyle my habytacyoÌ„ that is amonge them This is the lawe of hym that hath a runnyng yssue and of him whose seede runneth from hym in his slepe and is defyled therin and of her that for her naturall disease is put a parte and of whosoeuer hath a runnynge yssue whyther it be man or womaÌ„ and of hym that lyeth with her which is vncleane ¶ What Aaron must do The clensynge of the sanctuarye Of the feast of clensynge Aaron coÌ„fesseth the synnes of the chyldren of Israell CAPI XVI ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses after the death of the. ii sonnes of Aaron when they offered before the Lorde and dyed And he sayd vnto Moses Speake vnto Aaron thy brother that he come not at all tymes into the holy place within the vayle before the mercyseate whiche is vpon the arke that he dye not For I wyll appeare in the clowde vpon the mercyseate But with this thyng shall Aaron come in to the holy place euen with a bullocke ☞ for synne and with a ram for a burntoffrynge He shall put the holy lynnen albe vpon hym shall haue a lynnen breche vpon his flesshe and shal be gyrded with a lynnen gyrdle and put the lynnen mytre vpon his heade These are holy garmentes therfore shal he wasshe his fleshe with water when he doth put them on And he shall take of the multitude of the chyldren of Israel two he gootes for synne and a ram for a burntoffrynge And Aaron shall offre his bullocke for synne ☞ and make an attonement for hym and for his house And he shall take the two gootes and present them before the Lorde at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aaron shall cast lottes ouer the two gootes one lot shal be for the Lorde and an other for the scapegoote And Aaron shall brynge the goote vpon whiche the lordes Lotte fell and offre hym for synne But the goote on which the lot fell to scape shall be set alyue before the lorde to reconcyle with and to let hym go as a scape goote fre in to the wyldernesse And Aaron shal offre his bullocke for synne and reconcyle for hym selfe an for his house and shall kyll the bullocke for synne And he shall take a censer ful of burnyng coles out of the aulter before the Lorde and shall fyll his handfull of swete sence beaten smal bryng them wtin the vayle put the sence vpon the fyre before the Lorde that the cloude of the sence may couer the mercyseate that is vpon the wytnesse that he dye not And he shal take of the bloode of the bullocke and sprynkle it with his fynger vpon the mercyseate eastwarde and before the mercyseate shall he sprynkle of the bloode with his fynger seuen tymes Then shall he kyll the goote that is the peoples synneofferyng and bryng his bloode within the vayle and do with that blood as he dyd with the blood of the bullocke sprynklyng it vpon the mercyseate before the mercyseate And he shall reconcyle the holy place from the vnclennesses of the chyldren of Israel and from theyr trespaces in all theyr synnes And so shall he do for the tabernacle of wytnesse that is set among them euen among theyr vnclennesses And let there be no body in the tabernacle of wytnesse when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place vntyll he come out And let hym make an attonemente for hym selfe and for his houssholde and for all the multitude of Israel And he shall go out vnto the aulter that is before the Lorde and reconcyle vpon it and shall take of the blood of the bullocke and of the blood of the goote put it vpon the hornes of the aulter round aboute and sprynkle of the blood vpon it w t his fynger seuen tymes and clense it and halowe it from the vnclennesses of the chyldren of Israel And when he hath made an ende of reconcylynge the holy place and the tabernacle of wytnesse and the aulter he shall brynge the lyue goote and Aaron shall put bothe his handes vpon the head of the lyue goote and confesse ouer hym all the myssededes of the chyldren of Israel and all theyr trespaces in all theyr synnê puttyng them vpon the head of the goote sende hym away by the hande of a conuenyent man in to the wyldernesse And the goote shal beare vpon hym all theyr mysdedes vnto the wyldernesse and he shall let the goote go free in to the wyldernesse And Aaron shal come in to the tabernacle of wytnes put of the lynnen clothes whiche he put on wheÌ„ he went in into the holy place and leaue them there let hym wasshe his flesshe with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out offre his burntoffryng and the burntoffring of the people and make an attonemente for hymselfe and for the people and the fat of the synnoffryng shal he burne vpon the aulter And he that caryed forth the goote to ☞ As a zel shal wasshe his clothes bathe his fleshe in water and then come in to the hoost And the bullocke whiche is for his synne the goote that is for synne whose blood was brought in to clense the holy place shall one cary out without the hoost to be burnt in the fyre with theyr skynnes theyr flesshe theyr dong And he that burneth them shal
xxxii thousande and fyue hundred And these are the chyldren of Ioseph after theyr kynreds These are the chyldren of Ben Iamin after theyr kynreddes Bela of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Belaites Asbell of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Asbelites Ahiram of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Ahiramites Supham of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Suphamites Hupham of whome coÌ„meth the kinred of the Huphamites And the chyldren of Bela were Ard and Naaman from whence coÌ„meth the kynred of the Ardites and of Naaman the kynred of the Naamites These are the chyldren of Ben Iamin after theyr kynreds and after theyr nombres xiv thousande and sixe hundred These are the chyldreÌ„ of Dan after theyr kynreds Suham of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Suhamites These are the householdes of Dan after theyr kynreds All the kynreds of the Suhamites were after theyr nombres lxiiii thousande and foure hundred The chyldreÌ„ of Aser after theyr kynreds were Iemna of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iemnites Iesui of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iesuites Bria of whome commeth the kynred of the Brites The chyldren of Bria were Heber of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Heberites Malchiel of whom came the kynred of the Malchielites And the doughter of Aser was called Sarah These are the kynreds of Aser after theyr noÌ„bres liii thousande and foure hundred The chyldren of Nephthali after theyr kynreds were Iaheziell of whome came the kynred of the Iahezielites Guni of whome came the kynred of the Gunites Iezer of whome came the kynred of the Iezerites Selem of whome came the kynred of the Selemites These are the kynreds of Nephthali accordynge to theyr housholdes whose nombre is xiv thousande and foure hundred These are the nombres of the Chyldren of Israell syxe hundred thousande and a thousande seuen hundred and thyrtye And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge vnto these the lande shal be deuyded to enheryte accordyng to the nombre of names To many thou shalte gyue the more enheritaunce and to fewe the lesse to euery trybe shall the enheritaunce be gyuen accordynge to the nombre therof Notwithstandynge the lande shall be deuyded by lot and accordyng to the names of the tribes of theyr fathers they shal enheryte accordyng to the lot shall the possessyon therof be deuyded bytwene many and fewe These are the nombres of the Leuytes after theyr kynreds Gerson of whome came the kynred of the Gersonites Cahath of whome came the kynred of the Cahathites Merari of whome came the kynred of the Merarites These are the kynreds of the Leuytes the kynred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musytes the kynred of the Karahites Kahath begat AmraÌ„ and Amrams wyfe was called Iochebed a doughter of Leui which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moses and Mir Iam theyr syster And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar And Nadab Abihu dyed when they offered straunge fyre before the Lorde And after theyr noÌ„bres they were xxiii thousande all males from a moneth olde aboue For they were nombred amonge the Chyldren of Israell bycause there was no enheritaunce gyuen them amonge the chyldren of Israel These are the nombres when Moses and Eleazar the Preest nombred the chyldren of Israell in the playne of Moab fast by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho And amonge these there was not a man of them whome Moses and Aaron nombred when they told the chyldren of Israell in the wyldernesse of Sinay For the Lorde sayde of them they shall dye in the wyldernesse and there was not lefte a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosua the son of Nun. ¶ The lawe of the herytage of the doughters of zelapâ—â—aâ— The land of promesse is shewed vnto Moses in whose steade is appoynted Iosua CAPI XXVII ANd the doughters of Zelaphead the sonne of Heber the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasse of the kynred of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph whose names were Mahela Noha Hagla Melcha and Thirza came and stode before Moses and Eleazar the Preest before the Lordes all the multitude by the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse sayenge oure Father dyed in the wyldernesse and was not in the company of them that gathered them selues togyther agaynst the Lorde in the coÌ„gregacyon of Carah But ☞ dyed in his owne syn had no sonnê Wherfore then is the name of our fathers taken away from amonge his kynred bycause he hath no son Gyue vnto vs therfore a possessyon amonge the brethren of our father And Moses brought theyr cause before the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge The doughters of Zelaphead speake ryght thou shalte gyue them a possession to enheryt among theyr fathers brethreÌ„ and shalt turne the enheritaunce of theyr father vnto them And thou shalte speake vnto the chyldren of Israell saynge Yf a man dye and haue no Son ye shall turne his enherytaunce vnto his doughter If he haue no doughter ye shal gyue his enheritaunce vnto his brethren Yf he haue also no brethren ye shall gyue his enheritaunce vnto his Fathers brethren And yf his father haue no brethren ye shal gyue his enheritauÌ„ce vnto him that is nexte to hym of his kynred he shall possesse it And this shal be vnto the chyldren of Israel ☞ a law of iudgement as the lord hath coÌ„maunded Moses And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses get the vp into the mounte Abarim and beholde the lande which I haue gyuen vnto the children of Israell And when thou hast sene it ☞ thou shalte be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered For ye were disobedyent vnto my mouthe in the deserte of Sin in the stryfe of the congregacyon Neyther dyd ye sanctifye me in the waters before theyr eyes That is the water of stryfe in Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin And Moses spake vnto the Lorde sayenge Let the Lorde god of the spirytes of all flesh set a man ouer the coÌ„gregacyon which may ☞ go out in before them and leade them out and in that the coÌ„gregacyon of the lorde be not as shepe which haue not a shepheerde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses take Iosua the son of Nun in whome is the spiryte ☞ and put thyne handes vpon hym and set hym before Eleazar the preest and before all the congregacyon and gyue hym a charge in theyr syght And put of thy prayse vpon hym that all the companye of the Chyldren of Israell maye be obedient And he shal stande before Eleazar the preest whiche shall aske counsell for hym ☞ after the iudgement of Urim before the lorde And accordynge vnto his worde shall they go out and in bothe he and all the Chyldren of Israell with hym and all the congregacyon And Moses dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded hym and he toke
yet agayne leaue the people in the wyldernesse and ye shal destroy al this folke And they wente neare hym and sayde We wyl buylde shepe foldes here for our shepe for our cattell and †vvalled Cities for our chyldren But we oure selues wyll go redye armed before the chyldren of Israell vntyll we haue brought them vnto theyr place And our chyldren †and vvhat soeuer vve may haue shall dwell in the fenced Cities bycause of the inhabiters of the Lande We wyll not returne vnto oure houses vntyll the chyldren of Israel haue enherited euery man his enheritaunce Neyther wyll we enheryte with them on yonder syde Iordan forwarde bycause oure enheritaunce is fallen to vs on this syde Iordan eastwarde And Moses sayde vnto them If ye wyll do this thynge and go harnessed before the Lorde to warre and wyl go all of you in har nesse ouer Iordane before the Lorde vntyll he haue cast out his enemyes before him and vntyll the lande be subdued before the lorde then ye shall returne and be without synne before the Lorde before Israell and this land shal be your possessyon before the lorde But and yf ye wyll not do so beholde ye haue synned agaynst the Lorde and be sure youre synne wyll fynde you out Nowe therfore buylde cities for your chyldren and foldes for your shepe and do that ye haue spoken The chyldren of Gad and the chyldren of Ruben spake vnto Moses sayenge Thy seruauntes wyll do as my Lorde commaundeth Oure chyldren oure wyues oure shepe and all oure cattell shall remayne heare in the Cyties of Gylead But thy seruauntes wyll go all harnessed for the warre and vnto battayle before the Lorde as my lorde sayth And for theyr sakes Moses coÌ„maunded Eleazar the Preest and Iosua the sonne of Nun and the auncient fathers of the trybes of the Chyldren of Israell and Moses sayd vnto them If the chyldren of Gad and the chyldren of Ruben wyl go with you ouer Iordan al prepared to fyght before the lorde then when the lande is subdued before you ye shall gyue them the lande of Gylead to possesse But yf they wyll not go ouer with you in harnesse they shall haue theyr possessyons among you in the lande of Canaan And the chyldren of Gad and the chyldren of Ruben answered saynge As the Lorde hath sayde vnto thy seruauntes so wyll we do We wyll go harnessed before the Lorde in to the lande of Canaan that the possessyons of oure enherytaunce maye be on this syde Iordan And Moses gaue vnto the Chyldren of Gad and to the chyldren of Ruben and vnto halfe the trybe of Manasse the Sonne of Ioseph the kyngdome of Sehon kynge of the Amorites and the kyngdom of Og kyng of Basan the lande with the Cityes therof in the Coostes and Cityes of the countrey rouÌ„de aboute And the chyldren of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer and Atroth Sophan Iaâ—ser and Iegabea Bethnimra and Betharan fenced cities and they buylte foldes for the shepe And the chyldren of Ruben buylt Hesbon Eleale Kiriathaim Nebo Baal Meon and ☞ turned theyr names Sibama also and gaue other names vnto the Cities whiche they buylded And the chyldren of Machir the sonne of Manasse wente to Gilead and toke it and put out the Amorites that dwelte therin And Moses gaue Gilead vnto Machir the sonne of Manasse and he dwelte therin And Iahir the sonne of Manasse wente and toke the smal townes therof and called them Hauoth Iair And Nobah went and toke Kenath and the townes longyng therto and called it Nobah after his owne name ¶ The ionâ—neys of Israell are nombred They are commaunded to kyll the Canaanites CAPI XXXIII THese are the iourneys of the chyldren of Isaell whiche went out of the lande of Egypte with theyr armyes vnder the hande of Moses and Aaron And Moses wrote theyr goynge out by theyr iourneys ac cordynge to the coÌ„maundement of the lorde euen these are the iourneys of theyr goynge out They departed from Rahemses the xv day of the fyrst moneth on the morowe after Passeouer and the chyldren of Israel wente out with an hygh hand in the syght of all the Egyptians For the Egyptians buryed all theyr fyrstborne which the lorde had smytten among them And vpon theyr gods also the Lorde dyd execucyon And the chyldren of Israel remoued from Rahemses and pytched in Socoth And they departed from Socoth pytched theyr tentes in Ethan whiche is in the edge of the wyldernesse And they remoued from Ethan and turned agayne vnto Pi Hiroth whiche is before Baal Zephon and pytched before Mig doll And they departed from the playne of Hiroth and went thorowe the myddes of the see in to the wyldernesse and wente thre dayes iourney in the wyldernesse of Ethan and pytched in Marah And they remoued from Marah and came vnto Elim where were xii fouÌ„taynes of water and. lxx palme trees and they pytched there And they remoued from Elim and laye fast by the red see And they remoued from the red see and laye in the wildernes of Sin And they toke theyr iourney out of the wyldernesse of Sin and set vp they tentes in Daphka And they departed frome Daphka and laye in Alus And they remoued frome Alus and lay at Raphedim where was no water for the people to drynke And they departed from Raphedim and pytched in the wyldernesse of Sinay And they remoued frome the deserte of Sinay and pytched at the graues of lust And they departed from the sepulchres of lust and lay at Hazeroth And they departed from Hazeroth pytched in Rithma And departed from Rithma and pytched at Rimon Parez And they departed from Rimon Parez and pytched in Lybna And they remoued frome Lybna and pitched at Rissa And they iourneyed from Rissa and pytched in Rehelatha And they wente from Rehelatha and pytched in mounte Sapher And they remoued from mounte Sapher and laye in Harada And they remoued from Harada and pytched in Makeheloth And they remoued from Makeheloth and lay at Tahath and they departed from Tahath â–ª and pytched at Tharath And they remoued from Tharath and pytched in Mithca And they went from Mithca and pytched in Hasmona And they departed from Hasmona and lay at Moseroth And they departed from Moseroth and pytched in Bane Iakan And they remoued froÌ„ Bane Iakan and laye at Horgadgad And they went from Horgadgad and pytched in Iathbatha And they remoued from Iathbatha and lay at Abrona And they departed from Abrona and laye at Ezeon gaber And they remoued from Ezeon gaber pytched in the wyldernes of Sin which is Cades And they remoued from Cades and pytched in mounte Hor whiche is in the edge of the lande of Edom. And Aaron the Preest wente vp in to mounte Hor at the commaundement of the lorde dyed there euen in the fourtyeth yere after the chyldren of Israel were come out of the
Lorde sayde vnto me hewe the two tables of stoone lyke vnto the fyrste and come vp vnto me in to the mounte and make the an Arke of wood and I wyll wryte in the Cables the wordes that were in the fyrst tables which y u brakest and thou shalte put them in the Arke And I made an Arke of Sethym wood and hewed two tables of stone lyke vnto the fyrst and went vp into the mouÌ„tayne hauyng the two tables in myne hande And he wrote in the tables accordynge to the fyrst wrytyng the ten verses whiche the Lorde spake vnto you in the mounte out of the myddes of the fyre in the daye of the gatherynge togyther and the lorde gaue them vnto me And I departed and came downe from the hyll and put the tables in the Arke whiche I had made and there they be as the lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded me And the Chyldren of Israell toke theyr iourney from Beroth of the chyldren of Iakan to Mosera where Aaron dyed was buryed and Eleazer his son became preest in his steade From thence they departed vnto Gadgad and from Gadgad to Iath bath a lande which hath ryuers of waters ☞ The same ceason the lorde seperated the trybe of Leui to beare the Arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde and to stande before the Lorde and to minystre vnto hym to blesse in his name vnto this daye Wherfore the Leuites haue no parte nor enherytaunce w t theyr brethren But the lorde is theyr enheritauÌ„ce as the lorde thy god hath promysed them And I taryed in the mount euen as at the fyrst tyme. xl dayes xl nyghtes and the lord herkened vnto me at that tyme also and the lorde wolde not destroy the. And the lorde sayde vnto me vp go forth in the iourneys before the people that they may go in conquere the lande which I sware vnto theyr fathers to gyue vnto them And nowe Israell what doth the Lorde thy God require of the but to feare the Lorde thy God to walke in all his wayes to loue hym to serue the lorde thy god w t all thyne herte and with all thy soule Namely that y u kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of the lorde his ordinaunces which I coÌ„maunde the this day for thy welth Beholde heueÌ„ the heuen of heuens is the lordê thy god and the earth with all that therin is Notwithstandyng the lorde had a lust vnto thy fathers to loue them and chose theyr seed after them euen you aboue all nacyons as thou seest this day Circumcise therfore the foreskyn of your herte be no more styfnecked For the lorde your god is god of goddê and lorde of lordes a great God a myghtye and a terrible whiche regardeth no mans person nor taketh gyfte He doeth ryght vnto the fatherlesse wydowe and loueth the straunger to gyue hym fode and rayment Loue ye therfore the straunger also for ye were straungers youre selues in the lande of Egypte Thou shalte feare the Lorde thy god hym onely shalte thou serue to hym shalt thou cleue and ☞ sweare by his name he is thy prayse and thy god that hath doone for the these great terrible thynges whiche thyne eyes haue sene Thy Fathers wente downe in to Egypte with lxx soules and nowe the Lorde thy god hath made the and multiplyed the as the sterres of heuen ¶ An exhortacyon to regarde the Lawe CAPI XI THerfore thou shalte loue the Lorde thy god kepe his obseruauÌ„ces is ordinauÌ„ces his lawes his coÌ„maundementes alwaye Call to youre mynde this daye that which youre chyldren haue neyther knowen nor sene euen the nurtour of the Lorde your god his greatnesse his myghtye hande and his stretched out arme his miracles and his actes which he dyd in the myddes of Egypt euen vnto Pharao the kyng of Egypte and vnto all his lande and what he dyd vnto the hoost of Egypt vnto theyr horses and charettes how he brought the water of the red see vpon them as they chased you behynde and howe the Lorde hathe brought them to nought vnto this daye what he dyd vnto you in the wyldernesse vntyll ye came vnto this place what he dyd vnto Dathan and Abiram the sonnê of Eliab the son of Ruben howe the earth opened her mouth and swalowed them with theyr housholdes theyr tentes and all theyr substaunce that was in theyr possessyon in the myddes of Israell Doutles your eyes haue sene al the great actes of the lord which he dyd Therfore shal ye kepe all the coÌ„maundementes whiche I coÌ„mauÌ„de you this day that ye may be strong and go in conquere the lande whyther ye go to possesse it that ye may prolonge your dayes in the lande which the lorde sware vn to your fathers to gyue vnto them to theyr seed a lande that floweth w t mylke honye For the lande whyther y u goest to possesse it is not as the land of Egypt that ye came out of where thou sowedst thy seede ☞ and wateredst it w t thy feete as a garden of herbes but the lande whyther ye go ouer to possesse it is a lande that hath hylles valeyes and drynketh water of the rayne of heuen This lande doth the lorde thy god care for and the eyes of the lorde thy God are alwayes vpon it from the begynnyng of the yeare vnto the ende of the yeare Yf ye shall herken therfore vnto my coÌ„maundementes whiche I commaunde you this daye that ye loue the lorde your God serue hym with all your herte with all your soule I also wyll gyue rayne vnto your land in due ceason the fyrst rayne and the latter that thou mayst gather in thy corne thy wine thyne oyle And I wyl send grasse in thy feldes for thy cattell that thou mayest eate and fyll thy selfe But beware that youre herte deceyue you not ye turne asyde and serue straunge Goddes and worshyp them and then the lorde beynge wrothe agaynst you shut vp the heuen that there be no rayne and that youre lande yelde not her fruyte and leest ye peryshe quyckly from of the good land which the lorde gyueth you Therfore shal ye put vp these my wordes in your herte and in your soule and bynde them for a sygne vpon your hande that they maye be as a warnynge bytwene your eyes and ye shall teache them your chyldren that they maye talke of them when thou syttest in thyne house and when thou walkest by the waye when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp yea and thou shalt wryte them vpoÌ„ the dore postes of thyne house and vpon thy gates that your dayes may be multiplyed the dayes of your chyldren in the land which the Lorde sware vnto youre fathers to gyue them as longe as the dayes of heuen last vpon the earth For ✚ yf ye kepe all
passage vnto mounte Nebo whiche is in the lande of Moab ouer agaynst Ierico And beholde the lande of Canaan which I gyue vnto the chyldren of Israel to possesse And dye in the mounte whiche thou goest vp vnto thou shalte be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor and was gathered vnto his people bycause ye trespassed agaynst me amonge the chyldren of Israel at the waters of stryfe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin For ye sanctified me not amonge the chyldren of Israel Thou shalte therfore se the lande before the and shall not go thyther vnto the lande whiche I gyue the chyldren of Israel ¶ Moses dyenge blesseth all the trybes of Israell CAPI XXXIII THis is the blessynge wherwith Moses the man of God blessed the chyldren of Israel before his deathe and sarde The Lorde came from Smay and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appeared from mount Pharan he came with thousandes of ☞ sayntes and in his ryghte hande a lawe of fyre for them And he loued the people All his sayntes also are in thy handes They †were smytten to go after thy feete and to receyue of thy wordes Moses gaue vs a lawe to be an enheritaunce of the congregacyon of Iacob And he was in Israell kynge when the heades of the people and the tribes of Israell were gathered togyther Let Ruben lyue not dye be fewe in nombre This same also happen to Iuda And he sayd heare lorde the voyce of Iuda â–ª brynge hym vnto his people his handes shal be good ynough for him yf thou helpe hym agaynst his enemyes And vnto Leut he sayde ☞ Thuminâ— and Urim shall be with the and with euery one that is godly in the. Thou diddest proue hym also in the temptacyon and stryuedst with hym at the waters of stryfe He that hath sayd vnto his father and to his mother I haue not sene hym ☞ And he that knewe not his brethren nor knewe his owne chyldreÌ„ those are they that haue obserued thy worde and shall kepe thy couenaunte They shall teache Iacob thy iudgementes and Israell thy law They shal put sence before thy nose and the burâ—sacrifice vpon thyne aulter Blesse lorde his fyrst fruytes and accepte the worke of his handes smyte the loynes of them that ryse agaynst hym of them that hate hym that they ryse not agayne And of Ben Iamin he sayde The Lordes derlyng shall dwel in safetie vpon hym and the Lorde shall couer hym all the day long he shall dwell bytwene his shoulders And of Ioseph he sayd blessed of the lorde is his lande for the fruytes of heuen thorow the dewe and sprynges that lye bynethe and for the swete fruytes of the encrease of the sonne and rype fruytes of the moone For the fyrst fruyte of the principal mountaynes and for the Fruytes that the hylles brynge forth for euer and for the fruytê of the earth and fulnesse therof and for the good wyll of hym that dwelte in the Busshe shall the blessynge come vpon the heade of Ioseph vpon the top of the head of hym that was seperated from among his brethreÌ„ ☞ his fyrst borne oxe hath beautye and his hornes are as the hornes of an vnicorne And with them he shall trouble the nacions togyther euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are also the many thousandes of Ephram and the thousandes of Manasses And vnto Zabulon he sayde Reioyse Zabulon in thy goyng out thou Isachar in thy tentes They shall call the people vnto the hyll there they shal offre offerynges of ryghteousnesse For they shal sucke of the aboundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sande And vnto Gad he sayde blessed be the rowme maker Gad he dwelleth as a Lyon that catcheth the arme with the heed He saw therfore his begynnynge that there was a porcyon there to hyde the lawe gyuer and he came with the heades of the people executed the ryghtousnes of the lorde his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayd Dan is a lyons whelpe he shall flow from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayd Nephthali hath aboundance of Gods good pleasure and is fylled with the blessynge of the lorde shall haue his possessyons towarde the souhtwest And to Aser he sayd Aser shall be blessed with chyldren he shal be acceptable vnto his brethren and shall dyp his foote in oyle Thy dwellyng be Yron and brasse and thyne age be as thy youth There is none lyke vnto the God of Israel which though he syt vpon the heuen as vpon an horse yet is he thy helper whose glorye is in the celestyall places The eternall God is thy refuge and vnder the armes of the euerlastyng god shalte thou lyue He shall cast out the enemye before the say destroy Israel then shall dwel in safetie and alone And the eye of Iacob shall be vpon a lande of corne wyne and his heuens shall drop the dewe Happye arte thou O Israell who is lyke vnto the O people that arte saued in the Lorde whiche is the shylde of thy helpe swerde of thy glory Thyne enemyes haue lost theyr strength to the warde thou shalte ☞ treade vpon the hyght of them ¶ Moses dyeth Israell wepeth Iosua succedeth in Moses roume CAPI XXXIIII ANd Moses went from the playne of Moab vp in to mount Nebo and vnto the top of the hyl that is ouer agaynst Iericho And the Lorde shewed hym all the lande of Gilead euen vnto Dan all Nephthali and the lande of ☞ Ephraim and Manasse and the lande of Iuda euen vnto the vttermost see and the south and the region of the playn of Iericho the Citie of paulme trees euen vnto Zoar. And the Lorde sayde vnto hym This is the lande which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I wyll gyue it vnto thy seede I haue caused the also to se it with thyne eyes but thou shalte not go ouer thyther So Moses the seruaunt of the lorde dyed there in the lande of Moab accordyng to the worde of the Lorde And he buryed hym in a valey in the lande of Moab ouer agaynste the house of Peor but no maÌ„ knoweth of his sepulcre vnto this day Moses was an hundred and twentye yere olde when he dyed his eye was not dym nor his naturall coloure abated And the chyldren of Israel wepte for Moses in the playn of Moab thyrtie dayes And the dayes of wepynge and mournynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wysdome for Moses had put his handes vpon hym And the chyldren of Israel were obedient vnto hym and dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And there arose not a prophete synce in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face accordynge vnto all the myracles and wonders whiche the Lorde sent hym to do in
thy mother thy brethren and all thy Fathers houshold euen into thy house And then who soeuer doth go out at the dores of thy house into the streete ☞ his bloode shall be vpon his owne heade and we wyl be gyltlesse And whosoeuer shall be with the in the house his bloode shall be on our heade yf any mannes hande touche hym And yf thou vtter these our wordes we wyll be quyte of thyne othe whiche thou hast made vs sweare And she sayde accordynge vnto youre wordes so be it and she sent them awaye to departe And she bounde the purple corde in the wyndow And they departed and got them into the mountayne and there aboue thre dayes vntyl the pursuers were returned And the pursuers sought them thorowout all the waye but founde them not And the two men returned and descended from the mountayne and passed ouer and came to Iosua the son of Nun and tolde hym all that had chaunced them And they sayde vnto Iosua the Lorde truly hath delyuered into our handes all the lande all the inhabyters of the couÌ„trey faynte at the presence of vs. ¶ Iosua with the people passe ouer Iordane CAPI III. ANd Iosua rose early and they remoued from Settim and came to IordaÌ„ he and all the Chyldren of Israell and lodged there before they went ouer And after thre dayes it fortuned that the offycers went thorowout the hoost coÌ„maunded the people sayenge when ye se the arke of the testament of the Lorde youre god the preestê that are Leuttes bearyng it ye shall departe from your place and go after it So yet that there shall be a space bytwene you and it aboute a two thousande cubites by measure And ye shall not come nygh vnto it that ye may knowe the way by which ye must go forye haue not gone this waye in tymes past †and bevvare that ye approche not nygh vn to the arke And Iosua sayd vnto the peple ☞ Sanctifye youre selues for to morowe the Lorde shall do wonders amonge you And Iosua spake vnto the preestes saynge Take vp the Arke of the couenaunt and go before the people And they toke vp the arke of the testament and went before the people And the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua this daye wyl I begyn to ☞ magnifye the in the syght of all Israell that they maye knowe howe that as I was with Moses so wyll I be with the. And thou shalte commaunde the preestes that beare the arke of the couenauÌ„t sayenge when ye are come to the edge of the waters of Iordayne ye shal stande styll in it And Iosua sayde vnto the Chyldren of Israel come hyther and heare the wordes of the lorde your God And Iosua sayd Hereby ye shall knowe that the lyuynge God is amonge you and that he wyll without fayle cast out before you the Cananites and the Hethites the Heuites the Pheresytes the Gergesites the Amorites and the Iebusites Beholde the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde of all the worlde goeth before you in to Iordan Nowe therfore take from among you twelue men out of the trybes of Israell out of euery trybe a man And assoone as the sooles of the feete of the preestes that beare the arke of the Lorde the Gouernoure of all the worlde treade in the waters of Iordane the waters of Iordan †that are beneath shall runne dovvne and shall be deuyded and the waters that come from aboue shall stande styll vpon an heape And it fortuned that when the people were departed from theyr tentes to go ouer Iordan the preestes bearynge the Arke of the appoyntment went before the people And as soone as they that bare the Arke came vnto Iordane and the feete of the Preestes that bare the Arke were dypped in the brym of the water For Iordane vseth to fyll all his bankes all the tyme of haruest the waters also that came downe froÌ„ aboue dyd ryse vp vpon an heape †and appeared as great as a mountayne and departed farre from the citye of Adam that was besyde Zarthan And the waters that were benethe towarde the see of the wyldernesse fell awaye departed into the salte see and the peple went ryght ouer agaynst Ierico And the preestê that bare the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde stode drye within Iordane redy prepared all the Israelytes went ouer thorow the drye vntyl all the people were gone clene ouer thorowe Iordane ¶ Iosua setteth vp xii stones in Iordane CAPI IIII. ANd it fortuned that when the people were all gone ouer Iordane the lorde spake vnto Iosua sayenge Take you twelue men out of the people out of euery trybe a man And coÌ„maunde you them sayenge take you hence out of the myddes of Iordane euen oute of the place where the preestes stode in a redynesse twelue †of the moost hardest stoones whiche ye shall take awaye with you and leaue them in the place where you shal lodge this nyght And Iosua called the twelue men whiche he had prepared of the Chyldren of Israell out of euery tryde a man and Iosua sayd vnto them get you before the Arke of the Lorde your God euen thorowe the myddes of Iordan and take vp euery man of you a stoone vpon his shoulder accordynge vnto the nombre of the trybes of the Chyldren of Israell that this maye be a sygne amonge you That when your Chyldren aske theyr fathers in tyme to come sayenge what meane these stones with you Ye maye answere them howe that the waters of Iordane deuyded at the presence of the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde For when it went ouer Iordan the waters of Iordan deuyded And these stoones are become a memoryall vnto the Chyldren of Israell for euer And the Chyldren of Israell dyd euen so as Iosua coÌ„maunded and toke vp twelue stoones out of the myddes of Iordane as the Lorde sayde vnto Iosua accordyng to the nombre of the trybes of the chyldren of Israell and caryed them awaye with them vnto the place where they lodged and layde them downe there And Iosua set vp twelue stones also in the myddes of Iordan in the place where the feet of the preestes whiche bare the Arke of the testament stode And there haue they continued ☞ vnto this daye For the preestes whiche bare the Arke stode in the myddes of Iordane vntyll all was finysshed that the Lorde commaunded Iosua to saye vnto the people accordynge to all that Moses charged Iosua And the people hasted and went ouer It fortuned also that when all the people were cleane ouer the arke of the Lorde went ouer also and the preestes before the people And the chyldren of Ruben the chyldren of Gad halfe the Trybe of Manasses went before the chyldren of Israel armed as Moses charged them Euen fourtye thousande prepared for war went before the lorde vnto battayle thorow the playn of Ierico That day the lorde magnifyed Iosua
hathe delyuered your enemyes the Moabites into youre hande And they descended after hym toke the passages of Iordan towarde Moab and suffered not a man to passe ouer And they slewe of the Moabites the same tyme vpon a ten thousande men which were all fat men of warre and there scaped not a man and so Moab was subdued that daye vnder the hande of Israel the land had rest lxxx yerê After hym was Samgar the son of Anath whiche slewe of the Philistines vi hundred men with an oxe goade and delyuered Israell also ¶ Debora Barah delyuer Israel Sisara is kylled of Iaâ—â— CAPI IIII. ANd the chyldreÌ„ of Israel began agayn to do wyckedly in the syght of the lorde when Ahud was deade And the Lorde ☞ solde them into the hande of Iabin kyng of Canaan that reygned in Hazor whose captayne of warre was called Sisara whiche dwelte in ☞ Haroseth of the gentyles And the chyldren of Israel cryed vnto the Lorde for he had nyne hundred charettes of yron twentye yeres he troubled the chyldreÌ„ of Israel very sore And Debora a prophetesse the wyfe of Lapidoth iudged Israel the same tyme the same Debora dwelte vnder a palme tree bytwene Ramath and Bethel in mount Ephraim And the chyldren of Israel came vp to her for iudgement And she sent called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedes Nephthalim and sayd vnto hym Hath not the Lorde god of Israel coÌ„maunded the to drawe to mount Thabor and take with the ten thousand men of the chyldren of Nephthalim and of the chyldreÌ„ of Zabulon And I wyl bryng vnto the to the ryuer Kison Sisara the capitayne of warre vnto Iabin with his charettes and his people and wyl delyuer hym into thyne hand And Barak sayd vnto her yf thou wylt go with me I wyll go But yf thou wylte not come w t me I wyll not go She sayde I wyll surely go w t the but this iourney that thou takest shall not be for thyne honoure for the Lorde shall sel Sisara into the hande of a woman Debora went with Barak to Kedes And Barak called Zabulon and Nephthalim to Kedes and led after hym ten thousande men Debora went vp with hym But Haber the Kenite whiche was of the chyldreÌ„ of Hobab the father in lawe of Moses remoued from the other Kenites pytched his tente vntyl the playne of Zaaniaâ— whiche is by Kedes And they shewed Sisara that Barak the sonne of Abinoam was gone vp to mounte Thabor And Sisara gathered togyther all his charettes euen ix hundred charettes of yron all the people that were with hym froÌ„ Haroseth of the gentyles vnto the ryuer of Kyson And Debora sayd vnto Barak Up for this is the daye in whiche the Lorde hath delyuered Sisara into thyne hande Is not the Lorde gone out before the And so Barak went downe from mount Thabor and ten thousande men after hym But the Lorde destroyed Sisara and all his charettes and all his hoost with the edge of the swerde before Barak so that Sisara lyghted downe of his charet and fled awaye on his feete But barak folowed after the charettes and after the hoost euen vnto Haroseth of the gentyles And all the hoost of Sisara fell vpon the edge of the swerde and there was not a man lefte Howbeit Sisara fledde away on his feete to the tente of Iael the wyfe of Haber the Kenite for there was peace bytwene Iabin the kynge of Hazor the housholde of Haber the kenite And Iael went out to mete Sisara and sayde vnto hym turne in my Lorde turne in to me â–ª feare not And when he had turned in vnto her into her tent she couered hym with a ☞ mantell And he sayd vnto her gyue me a lytell water to drynke for I am thyrstye And she opened a bottell of mylke gaue hym drynke and couered hym And agayne he sayd vnto her stande in the dore of the tent and when any man dothe come and enquyre of the whyther there be any man here thou shalte say nay Then Iael Habers wyfe toke a nayle of the tente and an hammer in her hande and went softly vnto hym and smote the nayle into the temples of his heade and fastened it into the grounde for he slombred sore was wery And so he dyed And behold as Barak folowed after Sisara Iael came out to mete hym and sayde vnto hym come and I wyll shewe the the man whom thou sekest And when he came into her tent Beholde Sisara lay deade and the nayle was in his temples And so god brought Iaben the kynge of Canaan into subieccyon that daye before the chyldren of Israel And the hande of the chyldren of Israell prospered and preuayled agaynst Iaben the kynge of Canaan â–ª vntyll they had brought hym to nought ¶ The songe and thankes gyuynge of Debora and Barak after the vyctoryâ— â–ª CAPI V. THen Debora Barak the son of Abinoam sange the same day saynge Prayse ye the Lorde †for the auengynge of Israel and for the people that became so wyllynge Heare O ye kynges herken O ye prynces I euen I wyll synge vnto the Lorde I wyl prayse the Lorde God of Israel Lorde when thou wentest out of Seir when y u departedst out of the felde of Edom the earth trembled and the heuens rayned the cloudes also dropped water The mountaynes melted before the lorde euen as dyd Sinay before the Lorde God of Israel In the dayes of Samgar the son of Anath in the dayes of Iael ☞ the hygh wayes were vnoccupyed And the runners of the pathes walked thorowe bywayes The enhabiters of the townes were gone they were gone in Israell vntyll I Debora came vp which came vp a mother in Israel ☞ They chose newe goddes then had they the enemye in the gates There was not a shylde or spere sene among xl M. of Israel My herte loueth the gouernours of Israel and them that are wyllyng amonge the people O prayse ye the Lorde Speake ye that ryde on fayre asses and that syt vppermost in iudgement and walke by the wayes At the cryenge of the archers amonge the drawers of water there shall they speake of the ☞ ryghtousnes of the lorde his rightousnes in the vnfenced places of Israel theÌ„ shal the people of the lord go downe to the gates Up Debora vp got the vp syng a songe Aryse Barak and ☞ leade the captiuite captyue thou sonne of Abinoam Then shall they that remayne haue dominion of the proudest of the people of Iabin The lorde shall for my sake haue dominion ouer the myghtie ☞ Out of Ephraim was there a rote of them agaynst Amalecke and after the Ben iamin among thy people â–ª Out of Machir came rulers out of Zabulon they that gouerne the pen of the wryter And of Isachar there were prynces with Debora Isachar also and Barak were
place And take the seconde bullocke and offre burntsacrifice vpoÌ„ the wod of the groue whiche thou shalte cut downe Then Gedeon toke ten men of his seruauntes and dyd as the Lorde bad hym But bycause he durst not do it by day for feare of his fathers houshold of the men of the citye he dyd it by nyght And when the men of the citye were vp earlye in the mornyng Beholde the aulter of Baal was broken and the groue cut downe that was by it and the seconde bullocke offered vpoÌ„ the aulter that was made And they sayde one to another Who hathe done this thynge and when they enquyred and asked they sayde Gedeon the sonne of Ioas hathe done this thynge Then the men of the citye sayd vnto Ioas bryng out thy sonne that he may dye bycause he hath destroyed the aulter of Baal cut downe the groue that was by it And Ioas sayde vnto all that stode by hym wyll ye entreate for Baal or wyll ye be his defeÌ„ders ☞ he that hath medled against hym let hym dye or the mornynge If he be a God let hym be auenged of hym that caste downe his aulter And from that daye was Gedeon called ☞ Ierobaal bycause his father had sayd Let Baal be auenged of hym that hath broken downe his aulter All the Madianites therfore the Amalekites and they of the east were gathered togyther and went and pytched in the valey of Izreel But the spirite of the lorde came vpoÌ„ Gedeon And he blewe a trompet and called Abiezar to folowe hym and sent messengers thorout al Manasses and called them which also dyd folowe hym And he sent messengers vnto Aser Zabulon and Nephthalim and they came to mete hym And Gedeon sayd vnto god yf thou wylt saue Israel in my hande as thou hast sayde Beholde I wyll put a fleece of wolle in the thresshynge place And yf the dewe come on the fleece only and it be drye vpon all the earthe besyde then shall I be sure that thou wylte saue Israel by my hande as thou saydest And it came so to passe For he rose vp early on the morow and thrust the fleece togyther and wrong the dewe therout fylled a bowle of water And Gedeon sayde agayne vnto God be not angrye with me that I speake once more For I wyll proue once agayne by the fleece Let it be drye onely vpon the fleece and dew vpon all the grounde And god dyd so that same nyght For it was drye vpon the fleece only and there was dew on all the grounde ¶ Gedeon with iii. hundred men ouercoÌ„meth the Madianites Oreb and zeb are sleyne CAPI VII THen Ierobaal otherwyse called Gedeon and all the people that were with him arose vp early and pytched besyde the well of Harad so that the hooste of the Madianites were on the North syde of the rocke that boweth towarde the valey And the Lorde sayd vnto Gedeon the people that are with the are to many for me to gyue the Madianites into theyr handes leest Israell make theyr vaunte agaynst me saye myne owne hande hath saued me Nowe therfore make a proclamacyon in the eares of the people say Yf any man drede or be afrayde let hym returne get him soone from mount Gilead And there departed returned of the people xxii thousande there abode ten M. And the lorde sayd vnto Gedeon the people are yet to many bryng them downe vnto the water and I wyll trye them vnto the there And of whom I saye vnto the this shall go with the the same shal go with the. And who soeuer I say vnto the this shall not go with the the same shall not go So he broughte downe the people vnto the water the lorde sayd vnto Gedeon as many as lape the water with theyr tongê as a dog doth put them by them selues and so do them that knele downe vpon theyr knees to drynke And the nombre of them that put theyr handê to theyr mouthes and laped were thre hundred men But all the remenaunt of the people kneled downe vpon theyr knees to drynke water And the Lorde sayde vnto Gedeon By these iii. hundred men that laped water wyll I saue you and delyuer the Medianytes in to thyn hande And let al the other people go euery man vnto his place They therfore of the people toke vyrtayles with them theyr trompettes And he sent at the rest of Israel euery man vnto his tent and coÌ„forted those thre hundred with hym And the hoost of Madian was beneth hym in a valeye And it fortuned that the same nyght the lorde sayde vnto hym Aryse get the downe vnto the hoost for I haue delyuered it in to thyne hande But and yf thou feare to go downe then go thou and Pharah thy lad downe to the hoost and thou shalte herken what they say and so shall thyne handes be stronge to goo downe vnto the hoost Then went he downe and Pharah his ladde euen harde vnto the men of armes that were in the hoost And the Madianytes the Amalekytes and al they of the East laye alonge in the valey lyke a multytude of Greshoppers and theyr Camelles were withoute nombre euen as the sande by the see syde in multytude And when Gedeon was come Beholde there was a maÌ„ that tolde a dreame vnto his neyghbour and sayde Beholde I dreamed a dreame and me thought that a loofe of barlye breade tombled into the hoost of MadiaÌ„ and came vnto a tent and smote it that it fel and ouerturned it that the tent laye alonge And his felowe answered and sayde this is nothynge els saue the swerde of Gedeon the sonne of Ioas a man of Israell for in to his hande hath God deliuered Madian and all the hoost When Gedeon herde the tellynge of the dreame and the ☞ interpretacyon of the same he worshypped and returned vnto the hoost of Israell sayde Up for the lorde hath delyuered in to youre hande the hooste of Madian And he deuyded the thre hundred men in to thre companyes and gaue euerye man a Trompet in his hande with an emptye pytcher and lampes therin and sayd vnto them loke on me do lykewyse that when I come to the syde of the hooste euen as I do so do you When I blowe with a trompet and all that are with me blawe ye with trompettes also on euery syde of the hoost and say Here is the swerde of the Lorde and of Gedeon And so Gedeon and the thre hundren men that were with hym came vnto the syde of the hoost in the begynnynge of the mydle watch and raysed vp the watche men And they blewe with theyr trompettes brake the pytchers that were in theyr handes And all the thre companyes blewe with trom pettes and brake the pytchers and helde the lampes in theyr lefte handes and the trompettes in theyr ryght to blowe withall And they cryed the swerde of
There shal go a fyre before hym and burne vp hys enemyes on euery syde Hys lyghtnynges gaue shine vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and was afrayed The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of the LORDE at the presence of the LORDE of the whole earthe The Heauens haue declared hys ryghtuousnes and all the people haue sene hys glory Confounded be all they that worshyppe carued ymages and that delyte in vayne Goddes worshyppe hym ☞ all ye Goddes Syon herde of it and reioysed and the doughters of Iuda were glad because of thy iudgementes O Lorde For thou Lorde arte hygher then al that are in the earth thou art exalted far aboue all Goddes O ye that loue the Lorde se that ye hate the thynge whiche is euyll the Lorde preserueth the soules of his saynctes he shal deliuer them from the haÌ„de of the vngodly There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous and a ioyful glad nesse for suche as be true herted Reioyse in the Lorde ye ryghteous and geue thankes for a remembraunce of hys holynesse ¶ The. xcviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme for Dauyd O SYNGE vnto the Lorde a newe soÌ„ge for he hath done maruelous thinges With hys owne ryght hande and wyth his holye arme hathe he gotten hymselfe the vyctorye The Lorde declared hys saluacyon his ryghteousnesse hathe he openly shewed in the syght of the Heathen He hath remembred his mercy and trueth towarde the house of Israel and al the endes of the worlde haue sene the saluacyon of our God Shewe your selues ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye landes synge reioyse and gyue thankes Prayse the Lorde vpon the harpe synge to the harpe with a psalme of thankesgeuynge With trompettes also and shawmes O shewe youre selues ioyfull before the Lorde the kynge Let the see make a noyse and al that ther in is the rounde world and they that dwel therin Let the floudes clappe theyr handes and let the hylles be ioyfull together Before the Lorde for he is come to iudge the earthe With ryghtuousnes shall he iudge the worlde and the people with equyte ¶ The. xcix Psalme âšœ of Dauid THE Lorde is kynge be the people neuer so vnpacyent he sytteth bytwene the Cherubins be the earth neuer so vnquiet The Lorde is great in Syon and hye aboue all people They shall geue thankes vnto thy name which is great woÌ„derfull holy The kynges power loueth iudgement thou hast prepared equyte thou hast executed iudgement rightuousnes in Iacob O magnyfye the Lorde our God and fal downe before his fote stole for he is holy Moses and Aaron among his preastes and Samuel among suche as cal vpon his name these called vpon the Lorde and he herde them He spake vnto them out of the cloudy pyller for they kepte his testimonies and the lawe that he gaue them Thou herdest them O Lorde our God thou forgauest them O God and punyshedst theyr owne inuencions O magnifye the Lorde our God and worshyppe him vpon his holy hyll for the Lorde oure God is holy ¶ The. C. Psalme ¶ A Psalme for thankesgeuynge O Be ioyfull in the Lorde all ye landes serue the Lorde with gladnes and come before hys presence with a songe Be ye sure that the Lorde he is God It is he that hath made vs and not we our selues we are his people and the shepe of his pasture O go youre waye into his gates with thankes geuynge into his courtes with praise be thankeful vnto him and speake good of his name For the Lorde is gracious his mercye is euerlastynge and his truth endureth from generacion to generacyon ¶ The. C. j. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd MY songe shal be of mercy and iudgement vnto the O Lorde wyll I synge O let me haue vnderstandynge in the waye of godlynesse Whan wylt thou come vnto me I wyll walke in my house wyth a perfecte herte I wyll take no wycked thynge in hande I hate the synnes of vnfaythfulnesse there shal no such cleue vnto me A frowarde herte shall departe frome I wyll nat knowe a wycked person Who so preuely slauÌ„dreth his neighbour hym wyll I destroye Who so hathe also a proude loke and an hye stomake I wyl nat suffre hym Myne eyes loke vnto such as be faythfull in the lande that they maye dwell with me who so leadeth a godly lyfe he shal be my seruaunte There shall no dysceytfull persone dwell in my house he that telleth lyes shall nat tary in my syght I shal sone destroye al the vngodly that are in the laÌ„de that I maye rote out al wicked doers from the cytie of the Lorde ¶ The. C. ij Psalme ¶ A prayer of the afâ—lyâ—t when he hathe an heuye harte and powreth out his complaynte before the Lorde H Eare my prayer O Lorde and let my cryenge come in vnto the. Hyde nat thy face fro me in the tyme of my trouble enclyne thyne eares vnto me when I call O heare me and that ryght sone For my dayes are consumed away lyke smoke my bones are brente vp as it were a fyre brande My herte is smytten downe and wythered lyke grasse so that I forget to eate my breade For the voyse of my gronynge my bone wyll scarse cleue to my flesshe I am become lyke a Pellycane of y â— wyldernes lyke an owle y â— is in the deserte I haue watched am eueÌ„ as it were a sparowe y â— sytteth alone vpon the house toppe Myne enemyes reuyle me all the turned so that they hated his people dealt vntruly with his seruauÌ„tes Then sent he Moses hê seruauÌ„t and Aaron whom he had chosen And these shewed his tokens amonge them and wonders in the lande of HaÌ„ He sent darckenesse it was darke ☞ and they were nat obedyent vnto hys worde He turned theyr waters into bloude and slewe theyr fyshe Theyr laÌ„de brought forth frogges ye euen in theyr kynges chambers He spake the worde and theyr came all maner of flyes and lyce in al theyr quarters He gaue theÌ„ hayle stones for rayne and flammes of fyre in theyr laÌ„de He smote theyr vines also and fyge trees and destroye the trees that were in theyr coastes He spaeke the worde and the gre shoppers came and catyrpellers innumerable And dyd eate vp all the grasse in theyr lande deuoured the frute of theyr grouÌ„de He smote al the fyrst borne in theyr lande euen the chefe of all theyr strength He brought them forth also with syluer and golde there was nat one feble persoÌ„ amoÌ„ge theyr trybes Egypte was glad at theyr departing for they were afrayed of them He spred out a cloude to be a couerynge and fyre to geue lyght in the nyght season At theyr desyre he brought quayles and he fylled them with the breade of heauen He opened the rocke of stone and the waters
soeuer is necessary for y â— to the worcke of the temple of thy god that shal be geuen the of y â— kiÌ„ges tresure loke what thou w t thy brethren wyl do with the gold syluer that do after the wyll of the Lord. And I kyng Artaxerses haue commauÌ„ded the kepers of y â— treasures in Syria and Phenyces y â— what soeuer Esdras the preste and reder of the lawe of the Lorde doth wryte it shal be dilygently geuen hym tyl an hundred talentes of syluer and of golde in lyke maner Of corne also an hundreth measures and tyl an huÌ„dreth vessels of wyne other pleÌ„teous thynges without nombre Let all thynges be done after the law of God vnto the hyest God y t the wrath of God aryse nat in the realme of the kyng of his sonnes I coÌ„mauÌ„de you also that ye requyre no taxe nor tribute of y â— prestes Leuytes syngers and ministers of the teÌ„ple nor of the writers that no maÌ„ haue auctorite to medle any thyng agaynst theÌ„ As for the O Esdras set thou iudges and arbyters in the whole lande of Syria Phenices after the wysdome of God learne al such as are ignorauÌ„t in the lawe of God thy Lord let al them that offende agaynst the lawe be diligently punyshed whether it be with death with payne to be condemned in money or to be banyshed Then sayde Esdras the wryter Blessed be the God of our fathers that hath gyueÌ„ so good a minde wyl into the hert of the king to magnifie his house that is at Ierusalem and hath made me to be accepted in the sight of the kyng of his councell of hys frendes of his nobles And so I was stedfast in my mynde accordyng as the Lord my God helped me and I chose out meÌ„ of Israell to go vp w t me And these are y â— hedes after their kynredes and houses of theyr fathers that went vp with me from Babylon out of the kyngdome of Artaxerses Of the sonnes of Phares Gersonius Of the sonnes of Siemarith Amenus Of the sonnes of Dauid Accus the sonne of Cecilia Of the sonnes of Phares Zachary and w t him turned agayne an hundreth and fyftye men Of the sonnes of the captayne of Moabylon Zaraei and with him ij C and l. men Of the soÌ„nes of Zachnes Iechonias Zecholy and with him two hundreth fyftye men Of the sonnes of Salamasias Gotholy and. lxx with him Of the sonnes of Zaphacia Zarias Mihely and with hym foure score Of the soÌ„nes of Iob Abdias Ieheli and with hym two hundreth twelue men Of the sonnes of Baâ—ia Salimoth y â— sonnes of Iosapha and with hym an hundreth an thre score men Of the soÌ„nes of Beer Zachari Behei and with him two hundreth and. viij men Of the sonnes of Esead Iohannes Ezecham and with him an huÌ„dreth and tenne men Of the sonnes of Adoniram those that were the laste and these are theyr names Eliphalam the sonne of Gebeil and Semeias and with hym lxx men All these called I together by the water Thia where we pitched our tentes thre dayes and there I mustered them As for the sonnes of the prestes Leuites I founde none there Then sent I vnto Eleazar and Eccelom and Masmam and Malobam and Enaathan and Samea Ioribimathan Eunagan Zachary Mosollamum these were the leders men of experyence and I sente them worde that they shulde come vnto Loddeus whiche was by the place of the treasury and commaunded them that they shulde speake vnto Loddeus and to his brethren and to those that were in the treasury to sende vs such men as myght execute the prestes offyce in the house of the Lorde our God And with the myghty haÌ„de of our Lord God they brought vnto vs meÌ„ of good experience from among the sonnes of Moolius the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel Sebebiam and the sonnes and hys brethreÌ„ Asbin and Anin of whom there were xviij From amonge the chyldren of the sonnes of Cananeus and theyr sonnes were xx men And of them that serued in the temple whom Dauid had ordeyned and y â— principall men that ministred for the worcke vnto the Leuites in the temple two hundreth twentie men whose names are all tokened vp in wrytynge Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded I a fastyng vnto the yonge men before the Lorde that I myght desyre of hym a prosperous iourney and a good waye for vs yee for vs for our chyldreÌ„ and for the catell because of the layenges awayt I durst not requyre of the kyng horsmen fote men to conuey vs safely agaynst our enemyes for we had said vnto the king that the power of the Lorde our God shulde be w t them that seke hi w t theyr whole hert And therfore we besought God oure Lord earnestly because of these thynges he was merciful vnto vs and herd our prayer And I seperated froÌ„ among the rulers of the people from the prestes of the temple xij men and Sebebia Asania and ten men of theire brethren w t them And I weied theÌ„ the gold and the siluer al the prestly ornamentes of the house of our God which the kynge and his couÌ„cel and his Prynces and whole Israel had geueÌ„ And when I had weyed it I gaue them an hundreth and fyfty taleÌ„tes in siluer and an buÌ„dreth taleÌ„tes of siluer vessel an huÌ„dreth talentes of golde and of golden vessell seuen tymes twentye and vessels of other metall yee of good metal twelue glisteryng as the golde and sayde vnto them ye are holy vnto the Lorde and the Uessels are holy the golde and the siluer is promysed vnto the Lorde God of our fathers Be dilygente nowe and kepe it vntyll the tyme that ye delyuer it to the Rulers of the people to the preestes to the Leuytes and to the princypall men of the cyties of Israel in Ierusalem in the chamber of the house of our God So the Preestes and the Leuytes whiche receyued of me the golde the syluer and the vessel brought it into Ierusalem into the temple of the lorde And from the ryuer of Thyawe brake vp the twelueth day of the fyrst moneth tyll we came to Ierusalem And when the thyrde day was past the weyed golde and syluer was delyuered in the house of the Lord our God the fourth day vnto Marimoth the sonne of Ior the prest and with him was Eleazar the sonne of Phinees and with them were Iosabdus the sonnes of Iesnet Medias and the sonne of Banus and certaine of the Leuites to the noÌ„bre and to the weyght the weight of theÌ„ was wrytten vp the same tyme. As for those that were come out of captiuite they offred sacryfyce vnto the Lord God of Israel eueÌ„ twelue oxen for al Israell lxxxvj Ramines lxxij shepe xij goates for sinne twelue kine for a thankofferyng al to the sacrifyce of the Lord. And the kynges coÌ„myssion
daughter of the Hebrues am fled from them for I knowe y t they shal be geueÌ„ vnto you to be spoyled because they thought scorne to yelde theÌ„ selues vnto you that they myght fynde mercy in your syght Therfore haue I deuysed by my selfe after this maner I wyl go before the prince Holofernes tell him al their secretes wyl shewe him how he may come by them wynne them so that not one man of his hoste shal perysh And whan these men had hearde her wordes and considered her fayre face they were astonnyed for they wondred at her excellent bewty said vnto her Thou hast saued thy life by fyndynge out this deuyce that y u woldest come downe to oure Lorde and be thou sure that whan thou commest vnto hym he shall intreate the well and thou shalt please hym at the herte So they brought her into Holofernes pauylyon and tolde him of her Nowe when she came in before him immediately he was ouercome and taken with her bewty Then said his seruauÌ„tes to him who wolde despyse the people of the Iewes that haue so fayre wemeÌ„ Shuld we not by reasoÌ„ fyght agaynst theÌ„ for these So wheÌ„ Iudith sawe Holofernes syttynge in a canapy â–ª that was wrought of purple sylke golde Smaradge precyous stones she loked fast vpoÌ„ hym and fell downe vpon the earth And Holofernes seruauÌ„tes toke her vp agayne at theyr Lordes coÌ„maundement ¶ Holofrenes requyreth of Iudith the cause of her coÌ„ming whiche geueth him a â—uttell answere CAPI X. THen sayde Holofernes vnto her Be of good chere and feare not in thyne hert for I neuer hurte man that wolde serue Nabuchodonosor the Kynge As for thy people yf they had not despysed me I shulde not haue lyft vp my speare agaynst theÌ„ But tell me nowe what is the cause that thou art departed from them and wherfore arte thou come vnto vs And Iudith sayde vnto hym Syr vnderstande y â— wordes of thy hand mayden for yf y u wylt do after the wordes of thy haÌ„d mayden the Lord shal bryng thy matter to a prosperous effecte As truly as Nabuchodonosor a Lord of the lande lyueth as truely as his power lyueth which is in the to the punishement of al men that go wrong al meÌ„ shal not onely be subdued vnto him thorow the but all the beastes also of the felde obey him For all people speake of thy prudent actyuite it hath euer bene reported howe thou onely art good myghty in al his kingdome thy discrecion is coÌ„mended in all landes The thyng is manyfest also that Achior spake and it is well knowen what thou coÌ„maundest to do vnto him For this is playne and of a surety that our God is so wroth w t vs by reason of our sinnes y t he hath shewed by his Prophetes vnto the people how that for theyr synnes he wyll delyuer them ouer vnto the enemy And for so much as the chyldren of Israel know that they haue so displesed theyr God they are sore afrayed of the. They suffre greate hongre also and for want of water they are deade nowe in a maner Moreouer they are appoynted to slaye all theyr catell that they maye dryucke the bloude of them and are purposed to spende al the holy ornamentes of their God which he hathe forbyddeÌ„ them to touche for corne wyne and oyle Seynge nowe that they do these thynges it is a playne case that they must nedes be destroyed Which when I thy handmaydeâ— perceyued I fled from them and the Lord hath sent me vnto the to shew the these thynges For I thy handmayden worshyppe God euen here nowe besyde the and thy handemayden shall go for the and I wyll make my prayer vnto God and he shal tell me when he wyll rewarde them theyr synne then shall I come and shewe the and brynge the thorowe the myddest of IerusaleÌ„ so that thou shalte haue all the people of Israel as the shepe wythout a shepherde there shal not so much as one dog barcke agaynst the for these thynges are shewed me by the prouydence of God for so much as God is displeased with them he hath sent me to tell the the same These wordes pleased Holofernes all his seruauntes which marueled at the wysdome of her and sayde one to another there is not suche a woman vpon earth in bewtye and discrecyon of wordes And Holofernes sayde vnto her God hath done well that he hath sent the hyther before thy people that y â— mayest geue them into our handâ—â— And for so muche as thy promyse is good y 〈…〉 God perfourme it vnto me he shal be my go 〈…〉 and thou shalt be excellente and great 〈…〉 court of Nabuchodonosor thy name shal be spoken of in all the lande Holofernes coÌ„maundeth that Iudith be well intreat â— Shâ— desyreth lycenâ—e to go out in the nyght câ—â—â—oÌ„ to 〈…〉 neth it â—â—gaâ— is set vnto hâ—â— to 〈◊〉 her to â–ª come into Holofernes to a Banckes the cometh Holoâ—â—â—â—es is 〈◊〉 CAPI XI THen coÌ„maunded he her to go in where his treasure laye and charged that she shulde haue her dwellynge there and appoynted what shulde be gyuen her frome hys table Iudith answered hym and sayd As for the meate that thou haste commaunded to geue me I may not eate of it as now least I dysplease my God but wyll eate of suche as I haue brought with me Then sayde Holoferues vnto her If these thynges that thou haste brought wyth the fayle what shal we do vnto the And Iudith said As truely as thou lyuest my Lorde thy haÌ„dmayden shall not spende all thys tyll God haue brought to passe in my hande the thinges that I haue deuysed So hys seruauntes brought her into the tent where as he had appointed And as she was goyng in she desyred y â— she myght haue leue to go forth by nyght before day to her prayer to make intercessyon vnto the Lord Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded Holofernes his ChaÌ„berlaâ—nes y â— she shulde go out in at her pleasure to pray vnto God those thre dayes And so in the nyght season she went forth into the valley of Bethulia and wasshed her selfe in the well water Then wente she vp and besought the Lorde God of Israell that he wolde prospere her waye for the delyueraunce of hys people And so she wente in remayned clene in her tente tyll she toke her meate in the euenyng Upon the fourth daye it happened that Holofernes made a supper vnto hys seruauÌ„tes and sayd vnto Uagao his chaÌ„berâ—ayne Go thy waye and councell thys Hebruesse that she may be wyllynge to consent to kepe company with me For it were a shame vnto all the Assyryans that a woman shulde so laugh a man to scorne that she were come froÌ„ hym vnmedled withall Then went Uagao vnto Iudith sayd Let not y â— good daughter be afraied to come into my Lorde that she may be honoured before him that
the Heythen rounde about herd howe that the aulter the SaÌ„ctuary were set vp iÌ„ their olde estate it displeased them very sore wherefore they thought to destroy y â— generacion of Iacob y â— was among theÌ„ In so moche y â— they begaÌ„ne to sley and to persecute certayne of the people Then Iudas fought agaynste the chyldren of Esau in â—dumia and agaynst those whiche were at Arabathane for they dwelte rounde aboute the Israelites where he slewe and spoyled a greate multitude of them He thought also vpon the malyce and vnfaythfulnes of the chyldren of Bean howe they were a snare stoppe vnto the people how they layed wayte for them in the hye waye wherfore he shut them vp into towres and came vnto them destroyed them vtterly and brent vp theyr towres wyth all that were in them Afterwarde wente he agaynste the chyldren of Ammon wherof he founde a myghtye power a greate multitude of people with Timothy their captayne So he stroke many battayles with them whyche were dystroyed before him And when he had slayne them he wanne Gazer the cytie wyth the townes belongynge therto and so turned agayne into Iewry The Heathen also in Galaad gathered theÌ„ together agaynst the Israelites that were in their quarters to sâ—eyâ— theÌ„ but they fled to the Castell of DathemaÌ„ and sente letters vnto Iudas his brethren sayinge The Heythen are gathered agaynst vs on euery syde to destroye vs nowe they make them redy for to come lay sege to the castell wherunto we are sled and Timothy is the captayne of their Hoste come therfore and delyuer vs out of their handes for there is a greate multitude of vs slayne al readye Yee our brethren y â— were at Tubin are slayne destroyed wel nye a thousaÌ„de meÌ„ their wyues theyr chyldren theyr goodes haue the enemyes led away captiue Whyle these letters were yet a readynge beholde there came other messaungers from Galile with rente clothes whiche tolde euen the same tydynges and sayde that they of Ptolomais of Tyrus and of Sydon were gathered agaynst them and that all Galilee was fylled with enemyes to destroye Israell When Iudas the people herde this they came together a great congregacion to deuyse what they myght do for theyr brethren that were in trouble beseged of theyr enemyes And Iudas sayd vnto SimoÌ„ his brother chose the out certayne men and go deliuer thy brethreÌ„ in Galile As for me and my brother Ionathas we wyll go into Galaadithim So he left Iosephus the sonne of Zachary and Azarias to be Captaynes of the people and to kepe the remnaunt of the Host in Iewry and commaunded them sayinge Take the ouersyght of thys people and se y t ye make no warre agaynst the Heythen vntyll the tyme that we come agayne And vnto Simon he gaue thre thousande men for to go into Galile but Iudas hym selfe had eyght thousande in Galaadithim Then wente Symeon into Galile and stroke dyuers batayles with y â— Heythen whoÌ„ he discomfyted and folowed vpoÌ„ them vnto y â— porte of Ptolomais And there were slayne of the Heythen almoste thre thousande men So he toke the spoyles of them and caryed awaye the Israelites that were in Galilee and Arbatis wyth theyr wyues theyr chyldren and all that they had brought them into Iewry wyth greate gladnesse Iudas Machabeus also his brother Ionathas went ouer Iordane and trauayled iij. dayes iourney in the wyldernesse where the Nebuthees met them and receiued them louingly and tolde them euery thyng that had happened vnto theyr brethren in Galaadithim and how that many of them were beseged in Barasa Bosor Alâ—mis Casphor Mageth Carnaim all these are stronge walled and myghtye greate cyties and that they were kepte in other cities of Galaad also and to morow they are apoynted to bryng their host vnto these cities to take them and to winne them in one daye So Iudas and his hoste turned in al the haste in the wyldernesse warde Bosor and wanne the cytie slewe all the males with the swearde toke all theyr goodes and set fyre vpon the cytie And in the nyght they toke their iourneye from thence and came to the castell And by tymes in the mornynge when they loked vp beholde there was an innumerable people bearynge ladders and other instrumeÌ„tes of warre to take the castell and to ouercome them When Iudas sawe that the battayll beganne and that the noyse therof wente vp range in to the heauen and that there was so greate a crye in the cytie He sayd vnto his host fyght this daye for youre brethren And so came behynde their enemyes in thre companyes and blewe vp the trompettes and cryed in their prayer to God But as soone as Timothes hoste perceyued y â— Machabeus was there they fled from hym and the other slewe them downe ryght sore so that there were kylled of theÌ„ the same daye almost eyght thousande men Then departed Iudas vnto Maspha layed sege vnto it and wanne it slewe all the males in it spoyled it and set fyre vpon it From thence went he and toke Casbon Mageth Bosor and the other cyties in Galaad After this gathered Timothy another Hoste whiche pitched their tentes before Raphon beyonde the water Iudas also sent to spye the Hoste they brought him worde agayne saying All the Heythen that be rouÌ„de aboute vs are gathered vnto hym and the Hoste is very greate Yee they haue hyred the Arabians to helpe them and haue pytched their tentes beyonde the water and are ready to come fyght agaynst the. So Iudas weÌ„t on to mete them And Timothy sayde vnto the captaynes of his hoste when Iudas hys hooste come nye the ryuer yf he go ouer fyrst we shall not be able to withstande him for whyche wyl be to stronge for vs. But yf he dare not come ouer so that he pytch his tent besyde the water then wyl we go ouer for we shal be stroÌ„g ynough agaynst him Nowe as soone as Iudas came to y â— ryuer he appoynted certayne scrybes of the people commaunded them sayinge se that ye leaue none behynde vpon this syde of the ryuer but let euery maÌ„ come to the battayle So he wente first ouer vnto them his people after hym And all the Heythen were dyscomfyted before him and let their weapens fall raÌ„ne into the teÌ„ple that was at Carnaim Whiche cytie Iudas wanne and brente the temple wyth all that were in it So was Carnaim subdued and myght not withstaÌ„de Iudas Then Iudas gathered all the Israelitê that were in Galaadithim from the lest vnto the moste wyth theyr wyues and theyr chyldren a very great hoost for to come into the land of Israel So they came vnto EphroÌ„ which was a myghtye great and stronge cytie and laye in their waye For they coulde not go by itâ— nether of the ryght hande nor of the lefte but must go thorowe
offerynge be kylled before the Lorde for it is ☞ moost holy The Preest that offereth it shall eate it In the holy place shal it be eaten euen in the courte of the tabernacle of wytnesse No man touche the fleshe therof sane he that is halowed And who so sprinkleth of the blood therof vpon any garment ☞ thou shalt washe it in the holy place there as it is sprinkled vpoÌ„ But the earthen potte that it is soden in shall be brokeÌ„ And yf it be soden in a brasen pot it shal be scowred and rinsed in the water All the males amonge the preestes shall cate therof for it is moost holye And no synne offerynge whose blood is brought into the tabernacle of wytnesse to reconcyle withall in the holy place shal be eaten but shal be burnt in the fyre ¶ Trespaceofferynges Synofferynges and Peaceofferynges The â—at and the bloode may not be eaten CAPI VII THIS is the lawe of the trespaceofferynge it is moost holye In the place where they kyll the burntofferyng shal they kyll the trespaceofferynge also and his bloode shall he sprynkle rounde aboute vpon the aulter All the fat therof shall they offre the rumpe and the fatte therof that couereth the inwardes and the two kydneys and the fat that is on them and vpoÌ„ the loynes and the aboundaunce that is on the lyuer shalte thou take away with the kidneys the preest shall burne them vpon the aulter to be a sacrifyce vnto the Lorde for it is a trespace offeryng Al the males among the preesteshal eate therof in the holye place for it is moost holye As the synneofferyng is so is the trespaceofferyng one lawe serueth for both and it shall be the Preestes that reconcyleth therwith And the Preest that offereth any mans burntofferynge ☞ shall haue the skynne of the burntofferynge whiche he hath offered And all the meatofferynge that is baken in the ouen and that is dressed vpon the gredyren in the fryenge pan shall be the preestes that offereth it And euery meatofferyng that is myngled with oyle and that is drye shall perteyne vnto all the sonnes of Aaron and one shall haue as muche as another This is the lawe of peaceofferyng when it is offered vnto the Lorde Yf he offre it to gyue thankê he shal brynge vnto his thanke offerynge swete cakes myngled with oyle and swete wafers anoynted with Oyle and cakes myngled with oyle of fyne flour fryed He shall brynge his offeryng vpon cakes of leuended breade for his peaceofferyngê to gyue thankes and of all the sacrifyce he shal offre one for an heueofferyng vnto the lorde and it shall be the preestes that sprynkled the bloode of the peaceofferynges And the fleshe of the thankeofferyng in his peaceofferyngê shal be eaten the same daye that it is offered And let hym laye vp nothyng of it vntyll the morowe But yf he offre his sacrifyce by reason of a vowe or of his owne frewyll it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifyce And yf ought remayne vntyl the morowe it maye be eaten but asmoche of the offered flesshe as remayneth vnto the thyrde daye shall be burnt with fyre And yf any of the flesshe of his peaceofferynges be eaten in the thyrde daye then shall he that offereth it obteyne no fauour ☞ neyther shal it be rekened vnto hym but shal be an abhominacion Therfore the soule that eateth of it ☞ shall beare his synne And the flesshe that toucheth any vnclene thyng shal not be eaten but burnt with fyre and all that be cleane shall eate the flesshe But yf any soule eate of the flesh of the peace offerynge that perteyneth vnto the lorde hauynge his vnclennesse vpon hym the same soule shall perysshe from among his people Moreouer the soule that doeth touche any vncleane thynge that is of the vnclennes of man or of any vncleane beast or any abhominacyon that is vncleane and then eate of the flesshe of the peaceofferynge whiche perteyneth vnto the Lorde that soule shall peryshe from his people And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge speake vnto the Chyldren of Israel and saye Ye shall eate no maner fat of oxen of shepe and of gootes neuerthelatter the fat of the beaste that dyeth alone the fat of that which is torne with wylde beastes shall be occupyed in any maner of vse but ye shal in no wyse eate of it For whosoeuer eateth the fat of the beast of whiche men vse to bryng an offryng vnto the Lorde that soule that eateth it shal peresh from his people Moreouer ye shall eate no maner of bloode whyther it be of fowle or of beaste Whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth â–ª any maner of bloode the same soule shall perysshe from his people And the Lorde talked with Moses sayenge speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say he that bryngeth his peaceofferynge vnto the Lorde let hym brynge his gyfte vnto the lorde of his peaceofferyng Let his owne handes brynge the offerynges of the Lorde euen the fatte with the brest shall he brynge that the brest maye be waued for a waueofferynge before the lorde And the Preest shall burne the fat vpon the aulter and the brest shall be Aarons and his Sonnes And the ryght shoulder shall ye gyue vnto the preest for an heueofferyng of your peace offeryngê The same that offereth the blode of the peace offerynges and the fat amonge the sonnes of Aaron shal haue the ryght shoulder for his parte for the wauebrest and the haueshoulder haue I taken of the chyldren of Israel euen of theyr peaceofferynges and haue gyuen it vnto Aaron vnto his sonnes by a statute for euer of the chyldreÌ„ of Israel This is the anoyntynge of Aaron and the anoyntynge of his sonnes in the Sacrifyces of the lorde in the daye when he offered them to be preestes vnto the lorde And these are the sacrifyces whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded to be gyuen them in the day of theyr anoyntynge of the chyldren of Israel by a statute for euer in theyr generacyons This is the law of the burntofferynge and of the meateofferynge and of the Sacrifyce for synne and trespace for consecracyon and for the peaceofferyng whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses in the mounte of Sinay when he coÌ„maunded the Chyldren of Israel to offre theyr Sacrifyces vnto the Lorde in the wyldernesse of Sinay ¶ The anoyntynge of Aaron and his sonnes CAPI VIII ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge take Aaron and his sonnê with hym and the vestures and the anoyntynge Oyle and a yonge oxe for synne and two rammes and a basket with swete bread and gather thou al the congregacyon togyther vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Moses dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded hym and the people were gathered togyther vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Moses sayde vnto the congregacyon this is the thynge whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded to be done And Moses brought Aaron and his sonnes and wasshed
them with water and put vpon hym the albe and gyrded hym with a gyrdle and put vpon hym the tunycle †of yelovve sylke and put the Ephod theron whiche he gyrded with the brodered gyrdell that was in the Ephod and bounde it vnto hym therwith And he put the brestlap theron and put in the brestlap vrim and thumim And he put the mytre vpon his head and put vpoÌ„ the myter euen vpoÌ„ the forefront of his face the golden plate or the holy crowne as the lord coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And Moses toke the anoyntyng oyle anoynted the Tabernacle all that was therin sanctifyed them and sprynkled therof vpon the aulter seuen tymes and anoynted the aulter and al his vessels the lauer and his fote to sanctyfy them †vvith the oyle And he powred of the anoyntyng oyle vpon Aarons heade and anoynted hym to sanctifye him And Moses brought Aarons Sonnes put albes vpon them and gyrded them with gyrdels put bonettes vpon theyr heades as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he brought the yonge oxe for synne And Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handê vpon the head of the yonge oxe that was for synne And Moses slewe hym and toke of the bloode whiche he put vpon the hornes of the aulter rounde aboute with his fynger and ☞ purifyed it and powred the bloode vnto the botome of the aulter and sanctified it and ☞ reconcyled it And he toke all the fat that was vpon the inwardê the aboundaunce of the lyuer and the two kydneyes and theyr fat and Moses burned it vpon the aulter But the yonge oxe and his hyde his fleshe his dong he burnt with fyre without the hoost as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And he brought the ram for the burnt offeryng and Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handes vpon the head of the ram which Moses kylled and sprynkled the bloode vpon the aulter rouÌ„de aboute and Moses cut the ram in peces and burnt the heade the peces and the fatte and wasshed the inwardes and the legges in water and Moses burnte the ram euery whyt vpon the aulter for a burntsacryfyce that it myght be a swete sauoure and an offerynge vnto the Lorde as the Lorde commauÌ„ded Moses And he brought the other ram namely the ram of consecracion †of the preestes and Aaron and his sonnes put theyr handes vpoÌ„ the head of the ram which Moses slewe toke of the bloode of it and put it vpon the typpe of Aarons ryght eare and vpon the thombe of his ryght hand and vpon the greate too of his ryght foote And Moses brought Aarons sonnes and put of the bloode †of the ram on the typpe of the ryght eare of them and vpon the thombes of theyr ryght handes vpon the greate tooes of theyr ryght feete and Moses sprynkled the bloode vpon the aulter rounde aboute And he toke the fat and the rumpe and all the fat that was vpon the inwardes and the aboundaunce of the lyuer and the two kydneyes with theyr fat and the ryght shoulder And out of the basket of swete bread that was before the Lorde he toke one swete cake of oyled bread and one wafer and put them on the fat and vpon the ryght shoulder and put all togyther vpon Aarons handes and vpon his sonnes handes waued it a waueofferyng before the Lorde And Moses toke them from of theyr handes burnt them vpon the aulter euen vpoÌ„ the burntofferyng aulter for it was the Sacrifyce of consecracyon for a swete sauour a Sacrifyce vnto the Lorde And Moses toke the breest and waued it for a waueofferynge before the Lorde for it was of the â—am of the consecracyoÌ„ and it was Moses parte as the lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded Moses And Moses toke of the anoyntynge Oyle of the bloode which was vpon the aulter and sprynkled it vpon Aaron and vpoÌ„ his vestimentes vpon his sonnes and on his sonnes vestimentes with hym and sanctifyed Aaron his vestures and his sonnes and his sonnes vestures with hym And Moses sayde vnto Aaron his sonnes boyle the flesshe in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnes and there eate it with the breade that is in the basket of consecracyon as I coÌ„maunded sayenge Aaron and his sonnes shall eate it and that whiche remayneth of the breade shal ye burne w t fyre And ye shall not departe from the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse vii dayes vntyll the dayes of your coÌ„secracion be at an ende For seuen dayes shall he fyll your hande as he dyd this daye euen so the lorde hath commaunded to do to reconcyle you withall Therfore shall ye abyde in the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse daye and nyght seuen dayes long and kepe the watch of the lorde and ye shall not dye for so I am coÌ„maunded And so Aaron and his sonnes dyd all thyngê whiche the Lorde coÌ„mauÌ„ded ☞ by the hande of Moses ¶ The fyrst offerynges of Aaron Aaron blesseth the people The glory of the lorde is shewed CAPI IX ANd it fortuned that in the eyght daye Moses called Aaron and his sonnes and the elders of Israell and sayd vnto Aaron Take the calfe a yonge one out of the droue ☞ for syn and a ram for a burntofferynge bothe without blemysh and bryng them before the Lorde And vnto the Chyldren of Israell thou shalte speake sayenge take ye an he goote for synne and a calfe and a lambe bothe two of a yeare olde without blemishe for a burntsacrifyce and an oxe and a ram for peaceofferynges to offre before the lorde and a meatofferyng myngled w t oyle for to daye the Lorde wyll appeare vnto you And they brought that whiche Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded before the tabernacle of wytnes and all the congregacyon came and stode before the Lorde And Moses sayde this is the thynge whiche the Lorde coÌ„maunded that ye shulde do and the glorye of the Lorde shall appeare vnto you And Moses sayde vnto Aaron go vnto the aulter and offre thy Sacrifyce for synne and thy burntofferyng and make an attonement for the and for the people and thou shalte offre the offerynge of the people to reconcyle them as the Lorde commauÌ„ded AaroÌ„ therfore went vnto the aulter and slewe the calfe which he had for syn And the ☞ sonnes of Aaron brought the bloode vnto hym he dypte his fynger in the blode and put it vpon the hornes of the aulter and powred the blood vnto the botom of the aulter But the fat and the two kydnyes the abundauÌ„ce of the lyuer of the synofferynge he burnt vpon the aulter as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses The flesshe the hyde he burnt with fyre without the hoost And he slewe the burntofferyng ☞ Aarons sonnê brought vnto hym the bloode whiche he sprynkled rounde aboute vpon the aulter And they brought the burntofferyng vnto him with the peces therof the heade and he burnt it vpon the aulter dyd wasshe the inwardes the legges and
chyldren of Israell bycause ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of stryfe Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne and brynge them vp in to mount Hor thou shalte stryppe Aaron out of his vestimentes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people and shall dye there And Moses dyd as the lorde coÌ„maunded they went vp in to mount Hor in the syght of all the multitude And Moses toke of Aarous clothes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the top of the mounte And Moses and Eleazar came downe out of the mount When all the multitude sawe that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aaron thyrtie dayes thorowout all the housholdes of Israel ¶ Israell â—auquesâ—â—eth kynge Arad The fyrye serpentes stynge them The kynges Sehon and Og are ouercome in battayle CAPI XXI ANd when kynge Arad the Cananite whiche dwelte towarde the south herde tell that Israel came by the waye that the spyes had founde out he fought agaynst Israel and toke some of them prysoners And Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde sayd If thou wylte delyuer this people in to my hande I wyl vtterly destry theyr Cyties And the Lorde herde the voyce of Israel and delyuered them the Cananytes And they destroyed them and theyr cyties and called the name of the place Horma And they departed from mount Hor by the way of the red see to compasse the lande of Edom. And the soule of the people faynted by the waye And the people spake agaynste God agaynst Moses wherfore hast thou brought vs out of Egypte for to dye in the wyldernes for here is neyther breade nor water and our soule lotheth this lyght breade Wherfore the Lorde sente fyrye serpentes amonge the people whiche stonge them and moche people of Israel dyed Therfore the people came to Moses and sayd we haue synned for we haue spoken agaynst the lorde agaynst the make intercessyoÌ„ to the lorde that he take away the serpentes from vs. And Moses made intercession for the people And the lorde sayd vnto Moses ☞ †make the a fyrie serpent set it vp for a sygne that as many as are bytten maye loke vpon it lyue And Moses made a serpent of brasse and set it vp for a sygne And when the serpentes had bytten any maÌ„ he behelde the serpent of brasse and was healed And the chyldreÌ„ of Israel departed thence and pytched in Oboth And they departed from Oboth and pitched at the heapes of Abarim euen in the wyldernesse whiche is by the playne of Moab on the East syde And they remoued thence and pytched vpon the ryuer of Zarad And they departed thence pytched on the other syde of Arnon which is in the wyldernes cometh out of the coostes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab bytwene Moab and the Amorites Wherfore it is spoken in ☞ the boke of the warre of the Lorde what thynge he dyd in the red See and in the ryuers of Arnon And the heade of the ryuers that gothe downe to the dwellyng of Ar stretcheth vnto the border of Moab From thence it turneth vnto Beer The same is Beer or well wherof the lorde spake vnto Moses Gather the people togyther and I wyll gyue them water Then Israel sange this songe Aryse vp wel syng ye vnto hym The prynces dygged this wel the captaynes of the people digged it with the teacher with theyr staues And from the wyldernesse they wente to Matana and from Matana to Nahaliel from Nahaliel to Bamoth from Bamoth to the valey that is in the felde of Moab vnto the toppe of the hyll that appeareth before Iesimon And Israell sent messengers vnto Sehon kynge of the Amorytes saynge I wyll go thorow thy lande we wyll not turne in to the feldes or vyneyeardê neyther drynke of the waters of the well but we wyll go alonge by the kynges hye way vntyll we be past thy countrey But Sehon wolde gyue Israell no lycence to passe thorowe his couÌ„trey but gathered al his peple togyther went out agaynst Israel into the wyldernes And he came to Iaheza and fought agaynst Israel And Israell smote hym in the edge of the swerde and conquered his lande from Arnon vnto Iabock and vnto the chyldren of Ammon For the bordre of the chyldren of Ammon was stronge And Israell toke all these cyties and dwelte in all the cyties of the Amorites in Hesbon in all the townes that long therto For Hesbon was the cytie of Sehon the kyng of the Amorites which fought before agaynst the kyng of the Moabites toke all his lande out of his hande euen vnto Arnon Wherfore they say in the prouerbe Come to Hesbon and let the cytie of Sehon be buylte repayred for there is a fyre gone out of Hesbon and a flame from the cytie of Sehon and hath consumed Ar in Moab the enheritours of the hye places in Arnon Wo be to the Moab o people of ☞ Chamos ye are vndone he hath put his sonnes to flyght and his doughters to captiuite vnto Sehon kyng of the Amorites Theyr empyre is lost from Hesbon vnto Dibon we made a wyldernes euen vnto Nopha which reacheth to Mediba And thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites And Moses sent to serche out Iaezer and they toke the townê belongyng therto and roted out the Amorites that were therin And they turned and wente vp towarde Basan And Og the kyng of Basan came out agaynst them he and all his people to fyght at Adrei And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses feare hym not for I haue delyuered hym in thy hande and all his people and his lande And thou shalt do to hym as y u dyddest vnto Sehon the kyng of the Amoritê which dwelt at Hesbon They smote him therfore and his sonnes all his people vntyll there was nothyng left hym And they coÌ„quered his land ¶ Kynge Baâ—ar sendeth for Balaam whose name in the Hebrue is wrytten Bâ—leam Balaams Asse speaketh CAPI XXII ANd the chyldren of Israel departed and pytched in the feldes of Moab on the other syde of Iordane ouer agaynste Iericho And Balac the son of Ziphor law all that Israel had done to the Amorites the Moabites were sore afrayde of the people bycause they were many and †stode in feare of the chyldren of Israel And Moab sayd vnto the elders of Madian nowe shall this company lycke vp all that are rounde aboute vs as an oxe lycketh vp the grasse of the felde And Balac the son of Ziphor was kynge of the Moabites at that tyme. He sent messengers therfore vnto Balaam the sonne of Beor in Pethor whiche is by the ryuer in the land of the chyldren of his folke to call hym sayeng beholde there is a people come out of Egypte beholde they couer the face of