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CAP. VII.

[verse 1] Therfor men of Cariathiarym camen, and ledden aȝen the arke of the Lord, and brouȝten [thei brouȝten I.] it in to the hows of Amynadab in Gabaa. Sotheli [And I.] thei halewiden Eleazar his sone, that he schulde kepe the ark of the Lord. [verse 2] And it was doon, fro which [that I.] dai `the arke of the Lord [that the Lordis arke I.] dwellide in Caryathiarym, daies [the daies I.] weren multiplied [daies were multiplied, in whiche Samuel excitide the puple to good. Lire here. C.] ; for [and I.] the twentithe ȝeer was [Om. D.] now [thanne I.] , after that Samuel bigan to teche the puple; and al Israel restide [restide in pes I.] aftir the Lord. [verse 3] For|sothe [And I.] Samuel spak to al the hows of Is|rael, and seide, If in al ȝoure herte ȝe turnen aȝen to the Lord, do ȝe awei alien goddis, Balym and Astaroth, fro the myddis of ȝou; and make ȝe redi ȝoure hertis to the Lord, and serue ȝe hym aloone; and he schal delyuere ȝou fro the hond of Fi|listeis [the Filisteis I.] . [verse 4] Therfor the sones of Israel diden awey Baalym and Astoroth, and serueden [thei serueden I.] the [to the I.] Lord aloone. [verse 5] Forsothe [And I.] Samuel seide, Gadere ȝe [ȝe togidere I.] al Israel [the peple of Israel I.] in to Masphat, that Y preie the Lord for ȝou. [verse 6] And thei camen

togidere in to Masphat, and thei [Om. DK.] drowen watir, and shedden [helden it I.] out in the `siȝt of the Lord [Lordis siȝt I.] ; and thei fastiden in that day, and seiden, Lord, we synneden [han synned I.] to thee. And Samuel demyde the sones [hous I.] of Israel in Masphat. [verse 7] And Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] herden that the sones of Israel weren gaderid [gaderid to gidere I.] in Mas|phat; and the princes of Filisteis stieden [stieden up I.] to Israel. And whanne the sones of Is|rael hadden herd this, thei dredden of the face of Filisteis. [verse 8] And `thei seiden [Israel criede I.] to Sa|muel, Ceesse thou not to crye for vs to oure Lord God, that he saue vs fro the `hoond of Filisteis [Philistees hoond I.] . [verse 9] Forsothe [And I.] Samuel took o soukynge lomb, and offride that [it I.] hool in to brent sacrifice to the Lord. And Sa|muel criede to the Lord for Israel; and the Lord herde hym. [verse 10] Forsothe [And I.] it was doon, whanne Samuel offryde brent [the brent I.] sacri|fice, that [Om. DGKMNOQSXb.] Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] bigunnen batel aȝens Israel. Sotheli [And I.] the Lord thundride with greet thundur [thundring KX.] in that dai on [upon the I.] Filisteis, and made [he made I.] hem aferd; and thei weren slayn of the sones of Israel. [verse 11] And the sones of Israel ȝeden [wenten I.] out of [fro I.] Masphat, and pursueden Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] , and smytiden [smoten I.] hem `til to [vnto I.] the place that was vndur Bethachar. [verse 12] Forsothe [And I.] Samuel took o stoon, and puttide [putte I.] it bitwixe Masphat, and bi|twixe [Om. I.] Sen; and he clepide the name of that place The stoon of help. And he seide, Hidir to the Lord helpide [hath helpid I.] vs. [verse 13] And Filisteis [the Filisteis I.] weren maad low, and addiden [thei addiden I.] no more to come in to the termes of Is|rael. And so the `hond of the Lord [Lordis hond I.] was maad on [upon the I.] Filisteis in alle the daies of Sa|muel. [verse 14] And the citees whiche [that I.] the Filis|teis token [hadden take I.] fro Israel, weren ȝoldun [ȝoldun aȝen I.] to Israel, fro Accaron `til to [vnto I.] Geth and `hise termes [the coostis of Geth I.] ; and the Lord delyuerede Israel fro the hond of Filisteis; and pees was bitwixe Israel and Ammorrey [Amorey, for Ammoreis ser|ueden to Israel vndur tribut. Lire here. C.] . [verse 15] Also [And I.]

Samuel demyde Israel in [Om. I.] alle the daies of his lijf [of his liyf; that is, til to the ordeynyng and conferm|yng of Saul. C.] , that is, `til to [in to E.] the ordeynyng [verse 16] `and confermyng [Om. N.] of Saul [gloss omitted in GIQSX pr. m. b.] ; and he ȝede [wente I.] [and he ȝede, etc. bi his owne trauel and costis to deme the peple in couen|able places, as it seid in xii. c^o. Lire here. C.] bi `alle ȝeeris [ech ȝeer I.] , and cumpasside Bethel, and Galgal, and Masphat, and he demyde Is|rael in the forseid places. [verse 17] And he turnede aȝen in to Ramatha, for his hows was there; and he demyde Israel there, and he bildide there also an auter to the Lord.