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CAP. XXVII.

[verse 1] Forsothe [Sothely IS.] the douȝtris of Salphaat, sone [the sone S.] of Epher, sone of Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of Manasses, that was `the sone of

Joseph [Joseph sone S.] , neiȝeden; of whiche douȝtris these ben the names; Maala, and Noha, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa. [verse 2] And thei stoden bifore Moises, and Eleazar, preest [the preest IS.] , and alle [bifore alle S.] the princes of the puple, at the dore of tabernacle [the tabernacle IS.] of boond of pees; [verse 3] and seiden [thei seiden IS.] , Oure fadir was deed in the [Om. IORST sec. m. W.] deseert, nether he was in the rebelte, that was reisid aȝens the Lord, vndur Chore, but he was deed in his synne; he hadde no male sones. Whi is `the name of hym [his name IS.] takun awei fro his meynee, for he hath no sone? Ȝif ȝe possessioun to vs among `the kynesmen of oure fadir [oure fadir kynnusmen IS.] . [verse 4] And Moises telde `the cause of hem [her cause IS.] to the doom of [verse 5] the Lord; which [the which I.] seide to Moyses, [verse 6] The douȝtris of Salphaath axen a iust thing; ȝyue thou possessioun to hem among `the kynnysmen of her fadir [her fadris kynnus|men I. her fadir k. S.] , and be thei suc|cessouris to hym in to eritage. [verse 7] Forsothe [Sotheli IS.] thou schalt speke these thingis to the [verse 8] sons of Israel, Whanne a man is deed with out sone, the eritage schal go to his [verse 9] douȝter; if he hath not [no IS.] a [Om. I.] douȝter, he [verse 10] schal haue eiris [his eiris IS.] his britheren; that [Om. IS.] and if britheren [ther britheren I.] ben [that ben S.] not [not to him S.] , ȝe schulen ȝyue the [verse 11] eritage to `the britheren of his fadir [his fadir bretheren S.] ; for|sothe [sothely IS.] if he hath [haue I.] no [not plures.] britheren of his fa|dir, the eritage schal be ȝouun to hem that ben next to hym. And this [this doyng IS.] schal be hooli, `that is, stidefast [Om. I.] , bi euerlastynge lawe to the sones of Israel, as the Lord comaundide [hath comaundid IS.] to Moises. [verse 12] Also the Lord seide to Moises, Stie [go vp I. stie vp S.] thou [Om. I.] in to this [the ELP.] hil of Aberym, and biholde thou fro thennus the lond, which [that IS.] Y schal ȝyue to the sones of Israel. [verse 13] And whanne thou hast seyn it, also thou schalt go to thi puple, as thi [verse 14] brother Aaron ȝede; for thou offenddidist [offendist A.] me in the [Om. I.] deseert of Syn [Synay S.] , in the aȝen seiyng of the [Om. plures.] multitude, nether woldist [thou woldist IS.] halewe [schewe AC sec. m. DEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTWX.] me bifor it [the puple IS.] , on [vpon IS.] the watris. These

ben the watris of aȝen seiyng, in [that I ȝaue hem flowing out of the stoon in S.] Cades, of [in S.] the deseert of Syn [Synay S.] . [verse 15] To whom Moi|ses [verse 16] answeryde, The Lord God of spiritis [the spiritis IS.] of al fleisch puruey a man, that be [he be IS.] on [vpon S.] [verse 17] this multitude, and may [that may IS.] go out, and en|tre [entre yn IS.] bifor hem, and lede hem out, and lede hem yn, lest the `puple of the Lord [Lordis puple IS.] be as scheep with out schepherde. [verse 18] And the Lord seide to hym [Moises I.] , Take thou Josue, the sone of Nun, a man in whom the spyrit of God is, and set [putte IS.] thin hond on [vpon S.] hym; [verse 19] and he schal stonde bifore Eleazar, preest [the preest IS.] , and bifore al the multitude. [verse 20] And thou schalt ȝyue to hym comaundementis [heestis I. my heestis S.] , in the siȝt of alle men, and a part of thi glorie, that al the synagoge [lynage S.] of the sones of Israel here hym. [verse 21] If ony thing schal be worthi to be do for this man [Josue I. man Josue S.] , Elea|sar, preest [the preest A pr. m.] , schal counseil the Lord; he [Josue IS.] schal go out, and schal [he schal S.] go yn, at the word of Eleazar; he, and alle the sones of Israel with him, and the tother [that other IS.] mul|titude. [verse 22] Moises dide as the Lord comaund|ide, and whanne he hadde take Josue, he settide [sette IS.] hym bifore Eleazar, preest [the preest IS.] , and [verse 23] bifore al the multitude of the puple; and whanne he hadde set [putt his IS.] hondis on [vpon IS.] his heed, he reherside alle thingis whiche [that IS.] the Lord comaundide.