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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] Forsothe Jerico was closid and wardid, for the drede of the sones of Israel, and no man durste entre [go yn I.] , ethir go out [out therof I.] . [verse 2] And the Lord seide to Josue, Lo! Y ȝaf [haue ȝouen I.] in to thin hondis Jerico, and the king therof, and alle strong [the strong I.] men [men of it I.] . [verse 3] Alle ȝe fiȝteris, cumpasse [cumpasseth I.] the citee onys bi the day; so ȝe schulen do in [bi I.] sixe daies. [verse 4] Forsothe [And I.] in the seuenthe dai the preestis schulen take seuene clariouns, of [Om. I.] whiche `the vss is [ben vsid I.] in iubile [the iubilee I.] ; and thei schulen go bifor the arke of boond of pees; and seuen sithes ȝe schulen cumpasse [go aboute I.] the citee, and the preestis schulen trumpe with clariouns [the clariouns I.] . [verse 5] And whanne the vois of the trumpe schal sowne lengere [longe tyme I.] , and more [Om. I.] bi whiles, and [Om. I.] schal [the voice schal I.] sowne [sowne thicke I.] in ȝoure eeris, al the puple schal crie togidere with gretteste [moost gret I.] cry; and the [alle the I.] wallis of the citee schulen falle alle doun, and alle men schulen entre [entre yn I.] bi the place, aȝens which thei stonden. [verse 6] Ther|for Josue, the sone of Nun, clepide preestis [the preestis I.] , and seide to hem, Take ȝe the ark of boond [the boond I.] of pees, and seuene othere preestis take seuene [thei seuene I.] clariouns of iubile [the iubile I.] ȝeeris, and go thei bifor the arke of the Lord. [verse 7] Also Josue seide to the puple, Go ȝe, and cumpasse ȝe the citee, and go ȝe armed bifor the arke of the Lord. [verse 8] And whanne Josue hadde endid the [these I.] wordis, and se|uene [the seuene I.] preestis trumpiden with seuen cla|riouns [trumpis I.] bifor the arke of boond [the boond I.] of pees of [verse 9] the Lord, and al the puple armed ȝede bi|fore, the [and the I.] tothir comyn puple [comyn peple; in Ebreu it is, the tother ga|dering to gi|dere. C.] of fiȝteris

suede the arke, and alle thingis sowneden with clariouns [the trumpis I.] . [verse 10] Sotheli [And I.] Josue comaund|ide to the puple, and seide, Ȝe schulen not crye, nethir ȝoure vois schal be herd, ne|thir ony word schal go out of ȝoure mouth, til the dai come, in which Y schal seie to ȝou, Crye ȝe [Om. S.] , and make ȝe noyse. [verse 11] Ther|for [Thanne I.] the arke of the Lord cumpasside the citee onys bi day [the day IK.] , and turnede [it turnede I.] aȝen in to the castels [tentis I.] , and dwellide there. [verse 12] Therfor [Thanne I.] while [whiles that I.] Josue roos bi nyȝt [bi nyȝte; in Ebreu it is, eerly, for he roos in the morewtid, bi|twixe the niȝt and day, and therfor it may be nemyd of euer either. Lire here. C.] , preestis [the preestis I.] tooken [verse 13] the arke of the Lord; and seuene of the preestis token seuen clariouns, of [Om. I.] whiche `the vss is [weren vsid I.] in iubilee [the jubilee I.] , and ȝeden [the prestis ȝeden I.] bifor the arke of the Lord, `and ȝeden [Om. IS.] , and trumpiden; and the puple ȝede armed bi|for hem. Sotheli [And I.] the tother comyn puple suede the arke, and sownede with clari|ouns [trumpis I.] . [verse 14] And thei cumpassiden the citee in the secunde dai onys, and turneden aȝen in to the castels [tentis I.] ; so thei dyden in [Om. I.] sixe daies. [verse 15] Sotheli [And I.] in the seuenthe dai thei risiden [risen I.] eerli, and cumpassiden the citee, as it was disposid [or|deyned I.] , seuen sithis. [verse 16] And whanne in the seuenthe cumpas [goyng aboute I.] preestis [the preestis I.] sowneden with clariouns, Josue seide to al Israel, Crie ȝe, for the Lord hath bitake [verse 17] the citee to vs; and this citee be cursid [be cursid; the Ebreu word herem signe|fieth bothe dis|triyng and ha|lewing, the citee and the dwelleris weren distried, gold and siluer, bras and irun found|un therynne weren halewid to the Lord. Lire here. C.] , ethir distried, and alle thingis that ben therynne be halewid to the Lord. Raab the hoor [strumpet I.] aloone lyue, with alle men [the men I.] that ben with hir in the hows; for sche hidde the messangeris whiche we senten. [verse 18] For|sothe [And I.] be ȝe war, lest ȝe touchen ony thing of these that ben comaundid [forboden I.] to ȝou, and ȝe [Om. K.] ben gilti of trespassyng; and alle the castels [tentis I.] of Israel be [be therfore I.] vndur synne, and be troblid. [verse 19] Sotheli [For I. Om. S.] what euer thing is of gold, and of siluer, and of brasun vessels, and of yrun, be [be it I.] halewid to the Lord, and be [be it I.] kept in hise tresoris. [verse 20] Therfor [Thanne I.] while al the puple criede, and the trumpis sown|eden, aftir that the sowne sownede in the

eeris of the multitude, the walles felden doun anoon; and ech man stiede [stiede up I.] bi the place that was aȝens hym. And thei token [verse 21] the citee, and killiden [thei killiden I.] alle thingis that weren therynne, fro man `til to [vnto I.] womman, fro ȝong [a ȝong I.] child `til to [vnto an I.] eld man; also thei smytiden [killiden I.] bi the [Om. I.] scharpnesse of swerd, oxun, and [Om. I.] scheep, and assis. [verse 22] Forsothe [And I.] Josue seide to twei [the two I.] men, that weren sent [sent to be I.] aspieris, Entre ȝe in to the hows of the womman hoore [strumpet I.] , and brynge ȝe forth hir, and alle thingis that ben herne [hirs I.] , as ȝe maden [bihiȝt I.] stedfast [stidefastly I.] to hir bi an [Om. I.] ooth. [verse 23] And the ȝonge men entriden [entriden yn I.] , and ledden [thei ledden I.] out Raab, and her fadir, and modir, and bri|theren [alle here britheren I.] , and al the [Om. C.] purtenaunce of hous|hold [hir houshold O sec. m. hir I.] , and [and al KX pr. m.] the [Om. I.] kynrede `of hir [Om. I.] ; and maden [thei maden hem I.] to dwelle without the castels [tentis I.] of Israel. [verse 24] Sotheli [And I.] thei [the men of Israel I.] brenten the citee, and alle thingis that weren foundun ther|ynne, without [outtake I.] gold, and siluer, and bra|sun vesselis, and yrun, which thei halew|iden in to the `treserie of the Lord [Lordis treserie I.] . [verse 25] So|theli Josue made Raab the hoore [strumpet I.] to lyue, and `the hows of hir fadir [hir faders hows I.] , and alle thingis that sche hadde; and thei dwelliden in the myddis of Israel, `til in to [vnto this I.] present dai; for sche hidde the messangeris, whiche he [Josue I.] sente to asspie Jerico. In that tyme Josue [verse 26] preiede hertli, and seide, Cursid bifor the Lord be the man, that reisith [reisith vp I.] and bildith the citee of Jerico! Leie he the founde|mentis therof in his firste gendrid sone, and putte he the ȝatis therof in the laste of fre [his fre I.] children. [verse 27] Therfor [Thanne I.] the Lord was with Josue, and his name was pupplischid in ech lond.