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CAP. XXV.

[verse 1] Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in [Om. IS.] to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche [the whiche I.] schulden profecye [that is, seien profecies, either with this thei hadden the spiryt of pro|fecie, as Ebreus seien. Lire here. GKLPQS.] in harpis, and sawtrees [in sawtrees IS.] , and cymbalis [in cymbalis IS.] , bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid [halewid or enioyned IS.] to hem. [verse 2] Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; so|theli [and IS.] the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng. [verse 3] Forsothe [And IS.] the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum [Om. S.] , Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on [upon IS.] men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord. [verse 4] Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan [and Anan IS.] , Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Ma|zioth; [and Mazioth I.] [verse 5] alle these sones [the sones X.] of Heman weren profetis [thes weren seide profetis, for thei sungen profecies, ether for thei hadden the spiritt of profecie; thei weren seide the profetes of the king, for thei preieden for the king and his rewme. KOQS.] of the kyng in the wordis [word S.] of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn [horn or strengthe IS.] [that he shulde enhaunce the horn; that is, herfore thei preiseden God, that he shulde enhaunce the strengthe and power of the rewme of Dauith. KOQS. that is, strengthe and power of the rewme of Da|uith. Lire here. LP.] . And God ȝaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douȝtris. [verse 6] Alle [Al these S.] vndur the hond of

her fadir weren `delid, ethir [Om. C.] asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cym|balis, and sawtrees, and harpis [in harpis IS.] , in to the [Om. CDEFGIKLMOPQRSUX.] seruyces [seruyse W.] of the hows of the Lord nyȝ the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman. [verse 7] Sotheli [And IS.] the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauȝten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was [weren IS.] twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiȝte [eiȝte and eiȝteti N. eiȝti and eiȝte MW.] . [verse 8] And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs [an vnwijs I. a vnwise man S.] . [verse 9] And the firste lot ȝede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the se|counde [secounde lot S.] to Godolie, to hym, and hise [to hise IS.] [verse 10] sones and hise [to hise IS.] britheren twelue; the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise [to his S.] [verse 11] bretheren twelue; the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise [Om. plures. to his S.] britheren twelue; [verse 12] the fyuethe to Nathanye, to hise sones [verse 13] and hise britheren twelue; the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren [verse 14] twelue; the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise [verse 15] sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; the eiȝthe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] [verse 16] twelue; the nynthe to Mathany, to his [verse 17] sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] [verse 18] twelue; the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to [verse 19] hise sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and [verse 20] britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] [verse 21] twelue; the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; [verse 22] the fiftenthe to Jerymoth, to hise sones [verse 23] and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] [verse 24] twelue; the seuententhe to Jesbocase, [verse 25] to hise sones and britheren [to his bretheren S.] twelue; the eiȝtenthe to Annam, to hise sones and [verse 26] britheren [to his bretheren S.] twelue; the nyntenthe to Mol|lothi, to hise sones and britheren [to his bretheren S.] twelue; [verse 27] the twentithe to Eliatha, to hise sones and [verse 28] britheren [to his bretheren S.] twelue; the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren [to his bretheren S.]

[verse 29] twelue; the two and twentithe to Godo|liathi, to hise sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue; [verse 30] the thre and twentithe to Mazioth, to hise [verse 31] sones and britheren [to his bretheren S.] twelue; the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren [to hise bretheren IS.] twelue.