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[verse 1] THE Lord spak to Moyses in deseert of Synay, in the tabernacle of the boond of peese, the first day of the secounde moneth, that other ȝeer of the goyng of [verse 2] hem out of Egipte, seiynge, Take ȝe the sowme of al the congregacioun of the sones of Yrael, by kynredis, and her howses, and the names of eche, what euer [verse 3] of the [Om. BDEFH.] maal kynd, fro the twentithe ȝeer and aboue, of alle the stronge men of Yrael; and ȝe shulen noumbre hem bi her

companyes, thow and Aaron. [verse 4] And there shulen be with ȝow the prynces of the lynages, and of the howsis, in her kyn|redes, [verse 5] whos names ben thes; of Ruben, [verse 6] Elisur, the sone [sones A.] of Sedeur; of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Sury of Sadday; [verse 7] of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amynadab; [verse 8] of Ysachar, Nathanael, the sone of Suar; [verse 9] of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon; [verse 10] of the sones forsothe of Joseph, of Effraym, Elizama, the sone of Amyud; of Ma|nasse, Gamaliel, the sone of Phadasseur; [verse 11] of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Ge|deon; [verse 12] of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amy|sadday; [verse 13] of Aser, Phegiel, the sone of [verse 14] Ochran; of Gad, Elizaphan, the sone of [verse 15] Duel; of Neptalym, Ayra, the sone of Henam. [verse 16] Thes the moost noble princes of the multitude, bi the lynages, and her kynredes, and the heedes of the oost of [verse 17] Yrael, the whiche Moyses and Aaron token, with al the multitude of the co|moun. [verse 18] And thei gadreden to gidere the first day of the secounde moneth, noum|brynge hem bi kynredes, and howses, and meynees, and heedes, and names of echon, [verse 19] fro the twentith [twenty D.] ȝeer and aboue, as the Lord comaundide to Moyses; and thei ben noumbred in the desert of Synay. [verse 20] Of Ruben, the fyrst goten of Yrael, bi ge|neraciouns, and meyneys, and his howses, and the names of the heedes of echon, and al that is of maal kynde, fro twenti [the twentith BDEFH.] ȝeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to [verse 21] batayl, six and fourti thowsynd and fyue hundreth. [verse 22] Of the sones of Semeon, bi his generaciouns, and meyneis, and howses of his kynredes, ben noumbred bi names and heedes of echon, al that is of maal kynde, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, of men [verse 23] goynge to bateil, nyn and fyfti thowsynd and thre hundreth. [verse 24] Of the sones of Gad, by generaciouns, and meyneis, and howses of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi the names of echon, fro twenti ȝeer and aboue,

[verse 25] alle that shulden goo to batail, fyue and fourti thowsynd and [Om. BDEFH.] six hundrith and fifti. [verse 26] Of the sones of Juda, by genera|cyouns, and meyneis, and howses of her kynredes, bi the names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten [verse 27] goo forthe to batails, ben noumbred foure and seuenti thowsyndes and six hundrith. [verse 28] Of the sones of Ysachar, bi kynredys, and meyneis, and howses of her kynredes, bi the names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, alle that shulden goo to batail, [verse 29] ben noumbred foure and fifti thousynd and four hundrith. [verse 30] Of the sones of Za|bulon, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten goo forthe to ba|tayl, [verse 31] seuen and fifti thousyndes and foure hundrith. [verse 32] Of the sones of Joseph, of the sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi the names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten [verse 33] goo forth to batail, fourti thousynd and fyue hundrith. [verse 34] Forsothe of the sones of Manasse, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben noum|bred by the names of echon, fro twenti ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten goo [verse 35] forthe to batail, two and thretti thowsynd and two hundrith. [verse 36] Of the sones of Ben|iamyn, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred with the names of echon, fro the twen|tith [twenty BFH.] ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten goo [verse 37] forthe to batail, fyue and thritti thow|synd and foure hundrith. [verse 38] Of the sones of Dan, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses of her kynredes, ben noumbred with the names of echon, fro twentith [twenty BFH. the twentith E.] ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten goo [verse 39] forthe to batayl, two and sexti thousynd and seuen hundreth. [verse 40] Of the sones of Aser, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and

housis of her kynredes, ben noumbred bi the names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, that myȝten goo forth to ba|tail, [verse 41] fourti thousynd and a thousind and fyue hundreth. [verse 42] Of the sones of Nepta|lym, bi generaciouns, and meyneis, and houses, and her kynredes, ben noumbred with the names of echon, fro the twentith ȝeer and aboue, alle that myȝten goo [go forth BDEFH.] to [verse 43] batail, thre and fifti thousynd and foure hundrith. [verse 44] Thes ben whom noumbred Moyses and Aaron, and the twelue princes of Yrael, eche bi the houses of her kyn|redes. [verse 45] And `there were [thei deden E pr. m.] alle togidere of the sones of Yrael, bi howses, and her meyneis, fro twenti ȝeer and aboue, alle [verse 46] that myȝten go forth to batail, six hun|drith thre thousyndis of men, fyue hun|drith and fifti. [verse 47] Leuytes forsothe in the lynage of her meyneis ben not noumbrid with hem.