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CAP. VII.

[verse 1] Forsothe the sones of Isachar weren foure; Thola, and Phua, Jasub, and Sa|meron. [verse 2] The sones of Thola weren Ozi,

and Raphaia, and [Om. S.] Jerihel, and Jemay, and Jepsen, and Samuel, princis bi the housis of her kynredis. Of the gene|racioun of Thola, weren noumbrid strong|este men in the daies of Dauid, two and twenti thousynde and sixe hundrid. [verse 3] The sones of Ozi weren Jezraie; of whom weren borun Mychael, and Obadia, and Johel, and Jezray, fyue, alle princes. [verse 4] And with hem weren bi her meynees and puplis, sixe and thretti thousynde strong|este [moost strong I.] men gird to batel; for thei hadden many wyues and sones. [verse 5] And her bri|theren by alle the [Om. N.] kynredis of Isachar `moost stronge [strengist I.] to fiȝte weren noumbrid foure scoore and seuene thousynde. [verse 6] The sones of Beniamyn weren Bale, and Bo|thor, and Adiel, thre. [verse 7] The sones of Bale weren Esbon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerymoth, and Vray, fyue, princes of meynees, mooste stronge to fiȝte; for the noumbre of hem was two and twenti thousynde and foure and thretti. [verse 8] For|sothe [And IS.] the sones of Bochor weren Samara, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Zamri, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Ana|thoth, and Almachan; alle these weren the sones of Bochor. [verse 9] Sotheli [And IS.] the princes of kynredis weren noumbrid bi her meynees twenti thousynde and two hundrid moost stronge men to batels. [verse 10] Forsothe [And IS.] the sones of Ledihel weren Balan; sotheli the sones of Balan weren [Om. I.] Jheus, and Ben|iamyn, and Aoth, and Camana, and Jo|than, and Tharsis, and Thasaar. [verse 11] Alle these the sones of Ledihel weren princes of her meynees, seuentene thousynde and two hundrid, strongeste men goynge forth to batel. [verse 12] Also Saphan and Apham weren the sones of Hir; and Basym was the sone of Aser. [verse 13] Forsothe [And IS.] the sones of Neptalym weren Jasiel, and Guny, and Aser, and Sellum; the sones of Bale. [verse 14] Sotheli [And IS.] the sone of Manasses was Esriel; and Sira his secundarie wijf childide Ma|chir, the fadir of Galaad. [verse 15] And Machir

took wyues to hise sones Huphyn and Suphyn; and he hadde a sister Maacha bi name; and the name of the secounde sone was Salphaath, and douȝtris weren borun to Salphaath. [verse 16] And [Om. S.] Maacha, the wijf of Machir, childide a sone, and clepide his name Phares; forsothe [and IS.] the name of his brothir was Sares; and hise sones weren Vlam and Recem. [verse 17] Sotheli [And IS.] the sone of Vlam was Baldan. These weren the sones of Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of [verse 18] Manasses; forsothe [and IS.] Regma his sistir childide a feir man, Abiezer, and Mola. [verse 19] Forsothe [And IS.] the sones of Semyda weren Abym, and Sichem, and Liey, and Amany. [verse 20] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of Effraym weren Su|chaba; Bareth, his sone; Caath, his sone; Elda, his sone; and Thaath, his sone; and [verse 21] Zadaba, his sone; and Suthala, his sone; and Ezer, and Elad, his sones. Forsothe [And IS.] men of Geth borun in the lond killiden hem, for thei ȝeden doun to assaile her posses|siouns. [verse 22] Therfor Effraym, the fadir of hem, weilide bi many daies; and hise bri|theren camen to coumforte hym. [verse 23] And he entride to his wijf, which [the which I.] conseyuede, and childide a sone; and he clepide his name Beria, for he was borun in the yuelis of his hows. [verse 24] Sotheli [And IS.] his douȝtir was [was clepide S.] Sara; that bildide Betheron, the lowere and the hiȝere, and Ozen, and Sara. [verse 25] Forsothe [And IS.] his sone was [hiȝt IS.] Rapha, and Reseph, and [Reph, and A sec. m.] [verse 26] Thale; of whom was borun Thaan, that gendride Laodon; and Amyud, the sone [verse 27] of hym, gendride [gaat I.] Elysama; of whom was borun Nun; that hadde a sone Josue. [verse 28] Sotheli [And IS.] the possessioun and `dwellyng place [the dwell|ing placis S.] of hem was Bethil with hise villagis, and aȝens the eest, Noram; at the west coost, Gazer, and hise villagis, also Sichem with hise villagis, and Aza with hise vil|lagis. [verse 29] Also bisidis the sones of Manasses, Bethsan, and hise townes, Thanach and hise townes, Maggeddo, and hise townes, Dor, and hise townes; the [and the D.] sones of Joseph

sone [Om. A et plures.] of Israel dwelliden in these townes. [verse 30] The sones of Aser weren Sona, and Jesua, and Isuy, and Baria; and Sara was the sister of hem. [verse 31] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of Baria weren Heber, and Melchiel; he is the fadir of Barsath. [verse 32] Sotheli [And IS.] Heber gendride Ephiath, and Soomer, and Otham, and Sua, the sister of hem. [verse 33] Forsothe [And IS.] the sones of Jephiath weren Phosech, and Camaal, and Jasoph; these weren the sones of Jephiath. [verse 34] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of Soomer weren Achi, and Roaga, and Jaba, and Aram. [verse 35] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of Helem, his brother, weren Supha, and Jema, and Selles, and Amal. [verse 36] The sones of Supha weren Sue, Arnapheth [and Arnapheth S.] , and Sual, and [verse 37] Bery, and Jamra, and Bosor, and Ador, and Sama, and Salusa, and Jethram, and Beram. [verse 38] The sones of Ether weren Je|phone, and Phaspha, and Ara. [verse 39] Sotheli [And IS.] the sones of Ollaa weren Areth, and Aniel, and Resia. [verse 40] Alle these weren the sones of Aser, princes of kynredis, chosun men and strongeste [ful stronge I.] duykis of duykis; forsothe [and IS.] the noumbre, of the age of hem that weren [was AELS.] abel to [in A pr. m.] batel, was sixe and twenti thou|synde.