Ȝe schulen [schulde, MS. (first hand), appa|rently, twice] not weelde eny thing in the lond of hem, neither ȝe schulen haue part among hem; I am thi part and heritage in the myddis of the sones of Israel. Forsothe y ȝaf to the sones of Leuy alle [alle is added in the margin by a later (?) hand, the same which rubricated the MS. apparently: it occurs in Wiclif's version.] the tithis of Israel into possessioun for the seruice, bi which thei seruen me in the tabernacle of boond of pees, that the sones of Israel neiȝe no more to the tabernacle of boond of pees, neither do deedli synne. To the sones aloon of Leuy, seruyng me in the taber|nacle and bering the synnes of the peple, it schal be a lawful thing euerlasting in ȝoure genera|ciouns. Thei schulen [schulde, MS. (first hand), appa|rently, t] weelde noon othir thing, and thei schulen be apaied with the offring of tithis, whiche y departid into vsis and necessaries of hem.
An other processe is writun, Deut. xe. capitulum., where Moyses seide thus: In that tyme y departid the lyn|age of Leuy, that it schulde bere the arke [ark, MS. (first hand).] of boond of pees of the Lord, and schulde stonde bifore him in seruice, and schulde blesse in his name til into present dai; for which thing Leuy hadde not part neither possessioun with hise britheren, for the Lord him silf is his possessioun, as thi Lord God bihiȝte to him.
The iije. processe is writun Deut. xviije. capitulum. in the bigynnyng, where Moyses seide thus: Preestis and dekenes and alle men that ben of the same lynage schulen not haue part and heritage with the othere peple of Israel, for thei schulen ete the sacrificis of the Lord and the offringis of him. And thei schulen not take eny other thing of the possessioun of her britheren, for the Lord him silf is the [the is interlineated by a later hand.] heritage of hem, as he spak to hem.
