[The Pentateuch]

And Moses toke the staff from before the Lord / as he commanded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock / and he said unto them hear ye rebellions / must we f••t you water out of this rock? And Moses lift up his hā de with his staff and smote the rock .ij. times / and the water came out abundantly / & the multitude drank and their beesse also.

And Moses toke the staffe from before ye Lorde / as he commaunded him. And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregacion together before the rocke / ād he sayed vnto thē heare ye rebellyons / must we f••t you water out of this rocke? And Moses lifte vp his hā de with his staffe and smote the rocke .ij. tymes / and the water came out abundantly / & the multitude dranke and their beesse also.

And the Lord spake unto Moses & Aaron: Because ye believed me not / to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel / therefore ye shall not bring this congregation in to the land which I have given them. This is the water of strife / because the children of Israel strove with the Lord / & he was sanctified upon them.

And the Lorde spake vnto Moses & Aaron: Because ye beleued me not / to sanctifye me in the eyes of the childern of Israel / therfore ye shall not brynge this congregacion in to the londe which I haue geuen them. This is the water ofstryffe / because the childern of Israel stroue with the Lorde / & he was sanctifyed apon them.

And Moses sent messengers from cades unto the king of Edom. Thus sayeth thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travel that hath happened us / how our fathers went down in to Egypt / and how we have dwelt in Egypt a long time / and how the Egipans vexed both us and our fathers. Then