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CAP. XLVI.

[verse 1] And Yrael forth goon with al that he hadde, cam to the pit of ooth; and slawn there the beestis of sacryfice to the God [verse 2] of his fader Ysaac, herde hym bi a vy|sioun the nyȝt clepynge hym, and sei|ynge to hym, Jacob! Jacob! To whom answerde, Loo! I am nyȝ. [verse 3] God seith to hym, Y am the moost strong God of thi fader; nyl thou not drede, descend into Egipte, for into a greet folk of kynde Y [verse 4] shal make thee there; I shal descende with thee thidir, and Y shal thens lede thee comynge aȝen, and Joseph shal leye his honden vpon thin eyen. [verse 5] Jacob aroos fro the pit of ooth, and his sones token hym, with the children, and his wyues, in the waynes that Pharao sente to bere [verse 6] the [in the A sec. m.] oold man, and al that he hadde in the loond of Chanaan; and he cam into [verse 7] Egipte with al his seed, and [Om. BDE.] the sones of hym, and cosyns, dowȝteres [douȝtren BDEFH.] , and al the progenye togideres. [verse 8] Thes ben forsothe the names of the sones of Yrael, the whiche ben goon into Egipte; he with his free children. The firste getun Ruben; [verse 9] the sones of Ruben, Enoch, and Phallu, and Esrom, and Carmy. [verse 10] The sones of Symyon, Jemuhel, and Jamyn, and Ȝa|hoth, and Jachyn, and Sab, and Saber, and Saul, the sone of Chanynytidis. [verse 11] The sones of Leuy, Gerson, Caath, and Me|rary [Methary AF.] . [verse 12] The sones of Juda, Her, and Onam, and Sela, and Phares, and Zara. Deed forsothe ben Her and Onam in the loond of Chanaan; and born ben the sones of Phares, Esrom, and Amul. [verse 13] The sones of Ysachar, Thola, and Phua, and Jobab, and Semron. [verse 14] The sones of Zabulon, Sa|red, and Thelom, and Jahelel. [verse 15] Thes the sones of Lye, that she gat in Mesopotanye of Syrie, with Dyna hir dowȝter; alle the soulis of the sones of hir and of douȝ|tres [douȝtre BFH. douȝtren E.] , three and thretti. [verse 16] The sones of Gad, Sephyon, and Aggy, Suny, and Hesebon, Hery, and Arodi, and Arely. [verse 17] The sones

of Asar, Jamne, and Jesua, and Jesuy, and Berya; and Sara, the douȝter of hem. The sones of Berya, Heber, and Melchiel. [verse 18] Thes the sones of Zelphe, whom Laban ȝaf to Lye, his douȝter, and thes gat Ja|cob, sixtene soules. [verse 19] The sones of Rachel, wijf of Jacob, Joseph, and Beniamyn. [verse 20] And born ben the sones of Joseph in the loond of Egipte, the which gat to hym Asenech, the douȝter of Putyphar, of the preest of Heliopoleos, Manasses, and Ef|fraym. [verse 21] The sones of Beniamyn, Bela, and Becor, and Asbelgora, and Naaman, and Jethi, and Resemophym, and Ophyn, and Ared. [verse 22] Thes the sones of Rachel, the whiche gat Jacob; alle the soules four|tene. [verse 23] The sones of Dan, Vsym. [verse 24] The sones of Neptalym, Jasyel, and Gumy, and Jeser, and Salem. [verse 25] Thes the sones of Bale, whom ȝaf Laban to Rachel, his douȝter. [verse 26] Thes gat Jacob, alle the soules seuen. And alle the soules that ben goon with Jacob into Egipte, and goon out of the leende of hym, with oute wyues of his children, sexti and sexe. [verse 27] The sones forsothe of Joseph, that ben born to hym in the loond of Egipte, soules two. Alle the soules of the hows of Jacob, that ben goon into Egipte, weren seuenty. [verse 28] Jacob forsothe sente Juda before hym to Jo|seph, that he shulde telle to hym, and he shulde aȝen come into Gessen. [verse 29] Whider whanne he was comun, Joseph, ioyned his chare, steiede vp to mete with his fader at the same place. And seynge hym, felle vpon the nek of hym, and bitwix the clippyngis wepte. [verse 30] And the fader seide to Joseph, Now glad Y shal dye, for I haue seen thi face, and at thin aboue thee Y leeue. [verse 31] And he spak to his bretheren; and to al the hows of his fader, Y shal steye [stey up BDEFH.] , and telle to Pharao, and Y shal seie to hym, My bretheren, and the hows

of my fader, the whyche weren in the [verse 32] loond of Chanaan, ben comen to me, and ben men kepers of sheep, and han bisynes of flockys to ben fedde; her beestis, and her droues, and al that thei mowen haue, thei brouȝten with hem. [verse 33] And whanne he shal clepen ȝou, and seie, What is ȝoure werke? [verse 34] ȝe shulen answere, Men sheep|herdes we ben, thi seruauntis, fro oure childhod vnto the tyme that is now, and we and oure faders. Thes thingis for|sothe ȝe shulen seye, that ȝe mowen dwelle in the loond of Gessen, for alle Egipcyens haten alle sheepherdes of sheep.