¶ Of othes. ••lmsynge of hym that toucheth vncleane thynges. Purga••yon of an othe, and of synne done by Ignoraunce.
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YF a soule synne, and heare the voyce of [unspec A] swearynge, and is a wytnesse: whyther he hath sene or knowne of it, yf he haue not vttered it, he shall beare his fyn. Eyther yf ☞ a soule touche any vncleane thynge: whyther it be the caryō of an vncleane beast, or of vncleane cattel, or vncleane worme, and is not ware of it: beholde, he is vncleane, and hath offended. Eyther yf he touche any vn∣clennesse of man (whatsoeuer vnclennesse it be that a man is wont to be defyled withall) and is not ware of it, & cōmeth to the know∣ledge of it, he hath trespased.
Eyther yf a soule sweare, and pronoūceth wt his lyppes to do euyll or to do good (what [unspec B] soeuer it be that a man vseth to pronounce wt an othe) and the thyng be hyd from hym, and cōmeth to the knowledge of it / and hath of∣fended in one of these. And it shall come to passe that when he hath syūed in one of these thynges, he shall cōfesse that he hath synned in that thynge. Therfore shall he brynge his trespaceofferynge vnto the Lorde, for his syn whiche he hath synned. A female from the flocke, a lambe or a she goote, for a synneof∣ferynge. And the preest shall make an attone¦ment for hym concernynge his synne. * 1.1 And yf he be not able to brynge suche a shepe / he shall brynge for his trespace whiche he hath synned, two turtyl doues or two yonge pyge∣ons vnto the Lorde, one for a synneofferyng, and the other for a burntofferynge. And he shall brynge them vnto the preest, which shal offer the synneofferyng fyrst, and wrynge the necke a sundre of it, but plucke it not clene of
And he shall sprynkle of the bloode of the [unspec C] synneofferynge vpon the syde of the aulter / and the reste of the bloode shall he powre by the botome of the aulter: for it is a synneoffe∣rynge. And he shall offer the seconde for a burntofferynge as the maner is: and so shall the Preest make an attonement for hym (for the synne whiche he hath synned) and it shal be forgyuen hym. And yf he be not able to brynge two turtyll doues or two yonge py∣geons, then he that hath synned shall brynge for his offerynge: the tenth parte of Epha of fyne floure for a synofferyng, but put noone Oyle therto / neyther put any frankensence theron, for it is a synneofferynge. And let the preest offre it, & the preest shal take his hand∣full of it, for a remembraunce therof, & burne it vpon the aulter / to be a Sacrifyce for the Lorde, it is a synneofferynge. And the Preest shall make an attonement for hym, as tou∣chynge his synne that he hath synned in one of these / & it shalbe forgyuen. And the reme∣naunt shalbe the preestes, as a meatofferyng
And the Lorde spake vnto Moses / say∣enge: [unspec D] Yf a soule trespace / and synne thorowe ygnoraunce in thynges that are consecrated vnto the lorde, let hym bryng for his trespace vnto the Lorde a ram without blemysshe out of the flockes, valued is money at two sycles after the * 1.2 sycle of the sanctuary, that it may be for a trespaceofferynge. And he shal make amendes for the harme that he hath done in the holy thynge / & let hym put the fyfte parte more therto, and gyue it vnto the Preest. And the preest shall make an attonement for hym with the ram, that is for the trespace, and it shall be forgyuen hym.
Yf a soule synne, and commyt any of these thynges whiche are forbydden to be done by the commaundementes of the Lorde: and