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"Standis and biholde," said he,
"Godes miracil sul ȝe se,
Godes miracyl and his miht,
Him-self to-day for ȝou sal fight,
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Gas forth hardili ȝour way."
And god to moyses gan say,
"Moyses, þu take þat wand
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þat þu was wont to bere in hand,
And do þe to þe water side,
þe see þar-wid sal þu smite,
And þu sal se it cleue in tua,
And giue ȝou redi gate to ga,
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þe quilk king pharao sal se,
wid his ost and his meyne.
He sal wene ȝou to ouer-take,
Bot þan i sal me on him wrake,
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And ȝe sal come all hal to land;
Suilk es þe uertu of þi wand."
MOyses did as god him bad,
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For pharao was he noght rad,
In þe se his wand he smate,
It clef and gaf him redi gate;
þe [se] on ayder side him stod,
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As wallis to-quilis þai forth ȝode,
[folio 44b:1] Til þai war passid thoru al þe flod.
Quen þe king þis vnderstod,
He folud w[id] oste on hors and fote,
For noght caytif was him na bote,
He sau þe se it drau in tuine,
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þe brod watir he did him ine,
Moyses, wid his folk al hale,
widuten wanting of his tale,
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Be-held þat ost apon þe land;—
He smat the water wid his hand,
was þar to se na langer bide,
þe se drou samen on eyder side,
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