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[verse 1] Forsothe [Sothely IS.] in that tyme Israel dwellide in Sechym; and the puple [puple of Israel IS.] dide fornyca|cioun [verse 2] with the douȝtris of Moab; whiche [the whiche I.] douȝtris clepiden hem [Israel IS.] to her sacrifices, and thei [Israel IS.] eten [eete I. eete S text. lustily marg.] , and worschipiden the
[verse 3] goddis of tho douȝtris [wymmen IS.] ; and Israel made sacrifice to Belphegor. And the Lord was [verse 4] wrooth, and seide to Moises, Take thou alle the princes [that han cure S marg.] of the puple, and hange hem aȝens the sunne in iebatis [that thei be known S marg.] , that my wodnesse [woundis A pr. m. ven|geaunce IS.] , `that is stronge veniaunce [Om. IS.] , be turned awai fro Israel. [verse 5] And Moises seide to the iugis of Israel, Ech man sle his neiȝboris, that maden sacrifice to Belpha|gor. [verse 6] And, lo! oon of the sones of Israel entride [entride boldely S.] bifor his britheren to `an hoore [a strumpett IS.] of Madian, in the siȝt of Moises, and al [of al CS.] the cumpeny of the sones of Israel, whiche [the whiche I.] wepten [for hidoustee of the vile synne S marg.] bifor the ȝatis of the tabernacle. [verse 7] And whanne Phynees, the sone of Elea|zar, sone [the sone IS.] of Aaron, preest [the preest I.] , hadde seyn this [vnshamfast doing S marg.] , he roos fro the myddis of the mul|titude; and whanne he hadde take a [Om. B.] [verse 8] swerd, he entride aftir the man of Israel in to [Om. IS.] the `hoore hows [bordelrie IS.] , and stikide [he stikide hem IS.] tho|rou both togidere, that is, the man and the womman, in the places of gendryng. And the veniaunce ceesside fro the sones [verse 9] of Israel, and foure and twenti thousand of men weren slayn. [verse 10] And the Lord seide [verse 11] to Moises, Fynees, the sone of Eleazar, sone [the sone BN.] of Aaron, preest, turnede [hath turnede IS.] away myn yre [wrath IS.] fro the sones of Israel; for he was stirid [moued IS.] aȝens hem bi my feruent loue, that Y my silf schulde [Om. S.] not do awai the sones of Israel in my greet hete [feruentnesse I. feruentnesse of veniaunce S.] , `ether strong veniaunce [Om. IS.] . [verse 12] Therfor speke thou to hym, Lo! Y ȝyue to hym [hauing this feruent loue S marg.] the pees of [verse 13] my couenaunt [couenaunt, that is, the dig|nete of prest|hod aftir his fadir. Lire here. BC.] , and it schal be an euer|lastynge couenaunt of preesthod, as wel to hym silf as to his seed; for he louyde feruentli [chastitee S marg.] for his God, and he clenside [hath clenside IS.] the greet trespas of the sones of Israel. [verse 14] For|sothe [sothly IS.] the name of the man of Israel, that was slayn with the womman of Madian, was Zambri, the sone of Salu, duyk [the whiche Zambri was duyk I. whiche Zambri was duyk S.] of the kynrede and lynage [of the lynage IS.] of Symeon. [verse 15] For|sothe
[sothely IS.] the womman of Madian that was slayn togidere [with the hoorling S marg.] , was clepid Cobri, the douȝter of Sur, the nobleste prince of Ma|dianytis. [verse 16] And the Lord spak to Moises [verse 17] and seide, `Madianytis feele [feele the Madianytis IS.] ȝou enemyes [to be her enemyes IS.] , [verse 18] and smyte [de|strie IS.] ȝe hem; for also thei diden [han do IS.] enemyliche aȝens ȝou, and disseyueden [disseyueden ȝou IKS.] thorow [bi IS.] tresouns, bi the idol of Phegor, and bi `the douȝter of Corbri [Cobri C pr. m. F sec. m. O.] , duyk of Ma|dian, her sister [her sistir Corbri, douȝtir of the duyk of Madian IS.] , which douȝter was sleyn in the dai of veniaunce, for the sacrilege [sacrifice I. or bi hidous gilt S marg.] of Phegor.