[The Pentateuch]

And y• Lord spake unto Moses saying: behold / I have taken the levites from among y• ⟨image 253⟩children of Israel / for all the firstborn that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel / so that the levites shall be mine: because all the first borne are mine: for y• same day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt / I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel / both man and beest / and mine they shall be: for I am the Lord.

And y• Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge: beholde / I haue takē the leuites frō amonge y• ⟨image 253⟩childern of Ysrael / for all the firstborne that openeth the matryce amonge the childern of Ysrael / so that the leuites shall be myne: because all the first borne are myne: for y• same daye that Ismote all the fyrstborne in the lande of Egipte / Ihalowed vnto me all the firstborne in Ysrael / both man and beest / and myne they shall be: for I am the Lorde.

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying: Number the children of Levi in y• houses of their fathers and Rynredes / all that are males from a month old and above. And Moses numbered them at the word of the Lord / as he was commanded. And these are y• names of y• children of Levi: Gerson / Cahath & Merari. And y• see areth names of the children of Gerson in their kindreds: Libni and Shimei. And the sons of Cahath in their kindreds were Amram. Jezehar. Hebron and Usiel. And the sons of Merari in their kindreds were Maheli and Musi. These are the kindreds of Levi in the houses of their fathers.