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CAP. IX.

[verse 1] Thanne alle [Om. E pr. m.] Yrael is noumbred, and the summe of hem writen in the boke of the kyngis of Yrael and of Juda; and thei ben translatid in to Babyloyne for their trespasse. [verse 2] Whiche forsothe dwell|iden first in their cytees, and in the pos|sessiouns of Yrael, and prestis, and Le|uytis, [verse 3] and Nacheneis, dwelliden in Jeru|salem. Of the sonys of Juda, and of the sonys of Beniamyn, of the sonys forsothe [verse 4] of Effraym, and of Manasse; Ose, the sone of Ameud, sone of Zemri, sone of Omroy, sone of Bonny, of the sonys of [verse 5] Phares, sone of Juda; and of Cilon, Josia, the first goten, and the sonys of [verse 6] hym; of the sonis forsothe of Saray, Heuel, and the bretheren of hem; sexe hundreth and nynty. [verse 7] Forsothe of the sonys of Beniamyn; Salo, the sone of Mosollam, sone [the sone H.] of Odoia, sone of Azana, [verse 8] and Jobanya, sone of Jeroam, and Ela, the sone of Osy, sone of Mochosy, and Mosollam, the sone of Safazie, sone of [verse 9] Rahuel, sone of Jebanye, and the bre|theren of hem, bi their meynes; nyne hun|dreth and sixe and fyfty. Alle thes the princis of their kynredis by the housis of

their fadirs. [verse 10] Of the prestis forsothe, [verse 11] Joiada [of Joiada ABCE pr. m. FH.] , Josarib, and Jachym; Azarias [and Azarias H.] forsothe, the sone of Elchie, sone of Mo|sollam, sone of Sadoch, sone of Maraioth, sone of Achitob, the bischop of the hous of the Lord. [verse 12] Forsothe Adayas, the sone of Jeroam, sone of Fasor, sone of Mel|chia, and Mazaya, the sone of Adihel, sone of Jezra, sone of Mosollam, sone [verse 13] of Mosellamoth, sone of Emyner, the bretheren forsothe of hem, princis bi their meynes, a thousand seuen hun|drith and seuenty, most stronge men bi streyngth, to don the werc of the seruyse in the hous of the Lord. [verse 14] Of the Leuytis forsothe, Semeia, the sone of Assub, sone of Ezricham, sone of Azebny, of the sonys [verse 15] of Merery; Bathacar forsothe carpenter, and Galabeth, and Machama, the sone of Mycha, sone [the sone H.] of Zechry, sone of Asaph, [verse 16] and Obdias, the sone of Semeie, sone of Calaal, sone of Ydytym, and Barachia, the sone of Asa, sone of Helchana, that dwellide in the porchis of Methofatite. [verse 17] The porters forsothe, Sellum, and Acub, and Thelmon, and Achymam, and the [verse 18] bretheren of hem; Sellum prince; vnto that tyme in the ȝate of the kyng at the est, thei kepten by ther whilis of the sonys of Leuy. [verse 19] Sellum forsothe, the sone of Chore, sone of Abiasaph, sone of Chore, with his britheren, and the hous of his fadir; thes ben Choritis vpon the werkis of the seruyce, kepers of the vestiaryes of the tabernacle, and the meynees of hem be whilis kepynge the entre of the tentis of the Lord. [verse 20] Phynees forsothe, the sone of Eliazar, was duyke of hem beforn the Lord. [verse 21] Forsothe Za|charye, the sone of Mosollam, portere of the ȝate of the tabernacle of witness|ynge. [verse 22] Alle thes chosen `in to [vnto H.] vsscheris by ȝatis two hundrith and twelue, and discryued in propre townys, whome or|deyneden Dauid and Samuel, seeynge in

[verse 23] his feith, bothe hem and the sonys of hem in the dores of the hous of the Lord, and in the tabernacle of witnessyng, be their whilis. [verse 24] By foure wyndis weren the vsscheris, that is, at the este, and at the weste, and at the northe, and at the southe. [verse 25] The bretheren forsothe of hem dwellide in lityl townys, and thei camen in their sabotis fro tyme vnto tyme. [verse 26] To thes foure Leuytis was bitaken al the noumbre of porters, and thei weren kep|inge pryue housis, and [in FH.] the tresours of the hous of the Lord. [verse 27] By enuyroun for|sothe of the temple of the Lord thei dweliden in their wardis, that whanne tyme were, thei erly schulden opynen the ȝatis. [verse 28] And of the kynrede of hem weren vpon the vesselis of the seruyse; at noum|bre forsothe the vesselis weren brouȝt in, and of hem brouȝt out. [verse 29] And the whiche hadden be tauȝt alle the necessaries of the seyntuarye, weren bifore to the tried flour, and to the wijne, and to the oyle, and to the encense, and to the swote spyces [oynementis E pr. m.] . [verse 30] The sonys forsothe of prestis maden oynmentis of swote spices. [verse 31] And Mathatias Leuyte, the first goten of Sel|lum Chorite, was maystir of alle thingis that weren fryed in the fryinge panne. [verse 32] Forsothe of the sonis of Caath, the bre|theren of hem, weren vpon the loouys of proposicyoun, that euermore newe by eche sabot thei schulden maken redy. [verse 33] Thes ben the princis of syngers by the meynes of Leuytis, that dwelliden in priue chaumbris, so that day and nyȝt contynuely thei seruen in ther [the ABFH.] seruyse [seruyses C.] . [verse 34] The heuedis of Leuytis bi their meynes, princis, dwelliden in Jerusalem. [verse 35] In Ga|baon forsothe thei dwelliden to gydre; the fadir of Gabaon, Rayel [Israel B.] , and the [verse 36] name of his wijf, Macha; the first goten sone of hym Abdon, and Sur, and Ciz, [verse 37] and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, Jedor

forsoth, and Hayo, and Zacharias, and [verse 38] Macelloth; forsothe Macelloth gat Cem|maa; thes dwelliden for aȝeynst their bretheren in Jerusalem, with their bre|theren. [verse 39] Ner forsothe gat Ciz, and Ciz gat Saul, and Saul gat Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Hisbaal. [verse 40] The sone forsothe of Jonathan, Miribaal, and Miribaal gat Mycha. [verse 41] Forsothe the sonys of Mycha; Phiton, and Maleth [Amaleth B.] , [verse 42] and Thara; Aaz forsothe gat Jara, and Jara gat Alamath, Asmoth, and Zamry; [verse 43] `and Zamri [Om. ABCFH.] gat Moosa, Moosa gat Baana, whos sone Rephaya gat Elesa, of whome is borne Hezel. [verse 44] Forsothe Hezel hadde sixe sonys in thes names, Hezricham, Bothru, Hizmael, Saria, Obdia, Anan; thes the sonys of Hezel.