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CAP. XIII.

[verse 1] Josue was eld and of greet age; and the Lord seide to him, Thou hast woxe eld, and art [thou art I.] of long tyme; and largeste [the moost large I.] lond is left, which [that I.] is not ȝit departid bi [verse 2] lot; that is, al Galile [al Galile; in Ebreu it is, alle the termes of Filistiym. C.] , Filistiym, and al [verse 3] Gessuri, fro the troblid flood that moistith Egipt, `til to [vnto I.] the termes [terme I.] of Acaron aȝenus the north; the lond of [also of I.] Chanaan, which [that I.] is departid `in to [among I.] fyue litle kyngis of Filis|tym, of [that is the king of I.] Gaza, and of [the king of I.] Azotus, of Asco|lon, of Geth, and of [the king of I.] Accaron. [verse 4] Forsothe [and I.] at the south ben Eueis, al the lond [lond also I.] of Ca|naan, and Maara [of Maara I.] of [and CD. and of I.] Sidonyes [Sydony I.] , `til to [vnto I.] Affetha, and to the termes [costis I.] of Amorrei, [verse 5] and the [to the I.] coostis [termes I.] of hym [it I.] ; and the cuntrei of Liban aȝens the eest, fro Baalgath, vn|dur the hil of Hermon, til [til that I.] thou entrist [verse 6] into Emath, of [that is the cuntrey of I.] alle men that dwelliden [dwellen I.] in the hil [mount I.] , fro the [Om. DGIKMOQSUX.] Liban `til to [vnto I.] the wa|tris of Masserephoth, and alle [alle the I.] men of Sidon [Sidonye I.] ; Y am [it am I.] , that schal do awei hem fro the face [siȝt I.] of the sones of Israel; therfor [thanne I.] come it [this possessioun I.] in to the [Om. I.] part of eritage [the eritage I.] of Is|rael, as Y [Y haue I.] comaundide to thee. [verse 7] And thou now departe the lond in to possessioun to the nyne lynagis, and to the half lynage of [verse 8] Manasses, with which lynage Ruben and Gad weldiden the lond, which [the which I.] lond Moises, the `seruaunt of the Lord [Lordis seruaunt I.] , ȝaf to hem bi|ȝende the flowyngis of Jordan, at the eest [verse 9] coost; fro Aroer, which [that I.] is set in the brynke of the stronde of Arnon, in the [Om. I.] middis of the valei, and alle the feeldi [verse 10] places of Medaba, `til to [vnto I.] Dibon, and alle

the citees of Seon, kyng [the kyng I.] of Amorreis, that regnyde in Esebon, `til to [vnto I.] the termes [coostis I.] of [verse 11] the sones of Amon, and of Galaad, and to the termes [coostis I.] of Gessuri, and of Machati, and al the hil [mounteyne I.] of Hermon, and al Basan, [verse 12] `til to [vnto I.] Salecha; al the rewme of Og in Basan, that regnede in Astoroth, and in Edraym; `he was [this was I.] of the relikis [peple left I.] of Ra|faym, `that is, of giauntis [that be geauntis I marg. Om. S.] ; and Moises smoot [killide I.] hem and dide [dide hem IK.] awey hem [Om. plures.] . [verse 13] And the sones of Israel nolden [wolden not I.] destrye Gessurri and Machati; and thei dwelliden [han dwellid I.] in the myddis of Israel, `til in to present dai [vnto the day that is now I.] . [verse 14] Sotheli [And I.] he ȝaf not possessioun to the ly|nage of Leuy, but [but to hem he ȝaf I.] sacrifices [wilful offringis I.] , and slayn sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel; that [the which lynage I.] is `his eritage [the eritage of the Lord I.] , as God [the Lord I.] spak [seide I.] to hym [Moises I.] . [verse 15] Therfor [Om. I.] Moises ȝaf [ȝaf thanne I.] possessioun to the lynage of the sones of Ruben, bi her kyn|redis; [verse 16] and `the term of hem [her term I.] was fro Aroer, which [that I.] is set [Om. I.] in the brenke of the stronde of Arnon, and in the myddil valei of the same stronde, al the pleyn that [also that I.] [verse 17] ledith to Medaba, and Esebon [to Esebon I.] , and alle the townes of tho [hem I.] , that ben in the [Om. I.] feeldi places; and Dibon, and Baal Bamoth, and [verse 18] the citee of Baal Meon, and Gesa, and Se|dymoth, [verse 19] and Mephe, and Cariathaym, and Sabana, and Sarathaphar, in [and K.] the hil of [verse 20] the valey of Betheroeth, and of Asedoch, [verse 21] Phasca, and Bethaissymoth; alle the [Om. I.] feeldi citees, and alle the rewmes of Seon, kyng [the kyng I.] of Amorrey, that regnede in Esebon, whom Moyses smoot, with hise princes, Madian, Euey [also Euey I.] and Recten, and Sur [Assur C.] , and Hur, and Rebee, duykis [the duykis I. and duykis K.] of Seon, enhabiters [dwellers I.] of the lond. [verse 22] And the sones of Israel kill|iden bi swerd Balaam, the [Om. plures.] fals diuynour, the sone of Beor, with othere men slayn [slayn there I.] . [verse 23] And the terme [termes A pr. m.] of the sones of Ruben was maad the flood of Jordan; this is the pos|sessioun of Rubenytis [men of Ruben I.] bi her kynredis of

[verse 24] citees and of [Om. I.] townes. And Moises ȝaf [ȝaf a possessioun I.] to the lynage of Gad, and to the [his I.] sones ther|of [Om. I.] , bi her [hise A pr. m. et plures.] kynredis, possessioun [Om. I.] , of [verse 25] which [the which possessioun I.] this is departyng [the departyng I.] ; he ȝaf the termes of Jazer, and alle the citees of Ga|laad, and the half part of the lond of the sones of Amon, `til to [vnto I.] Aroer which [that I.] is [verse 26] aȝens Tabba; and fro Esebon `til to [vnto I.] Ra|moth of Masphe, and Bethamyn, and Ma|nayn, [verse 27] `til to [vnto I.] the termes of Dabir; and in the valei he ȝaf [ȝaf to hem I.] Betharan, and Bethneuar, and Socoth, and Saphan, the [that was the I.] tother part of the rewme of Seon, kyng [the kyng I.] of Esebon; and the ende of this [that terme I.] is Jordan, `til to [vnto I.] the laste part of the see of Cenereth ouer Jor|dan, at the eest coost. [verse 28] This is the pos|sessioun of the sones of Gad, bi her meynees, the citees and townes [the townes I.] of tho [hem I.] . [verse 29] He [Moises I.] ȝaf also possessioun to the half ly|nage of Manasses, and to hise sones, bi her [verse 30] kynredis, of which possessioun this is the bigynnyng; he [Moises I.] ȝaf Ammaym, and al Ba|san, and alle the rewmes of Og, kyng [the kyng I.] of Basan, and alle the townes of Jair, that [verse 31] ben in Basan, sixti [the whiche ben sixti I.] citees; and [also I.] half the part of Galaad, and Astoroth, and Edray [of Edray I.] , the citees of the rewme of Og, kyng of [in BCFKMNLOQRSUX.] Basan; to [he ȝaf to I.] the sones of Machir, sones [the sones I.] of Manasses, and to half the part of the sones of Machir, bi her kynredis. [verse 32] Moises departide this possessioun in the feeldi placis of Moab ouer Jordan, aȝens Jericho, at the eest coost. [verse 33] Forsothe he [Moises I.] ȝaf not [no I.] possessioun to the lynage of Leuy; for the Lord God himself of Israel is the posses|sioun of Leuy [the kynrede of Leuy I.] , as the Lord spak [seide I.] to hym.