[The Pentateuch]

And the Lord spake unto Moses saying: avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites / and afterward be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the folk saying: Harness some of you unto war / and let them goo upon the Midianites and avenge the Lord of the Madianitis. Ye shall send unto the war a thousand of every try be through out all the tribes of Israel. And there were taken out of the thousands of Israel .xij. thousand prepared unto war / of every tribe a thousand. And Moses sent them a thousand of every tribe / with Phinehas the son of Eleazer the priest to war / and the holy vessels & the trumpets to blow with in his hand.

ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge: auenge the childern of Israel of the Madianites / and afterwarde be gathered vnto thy people. And Moses spake vnto the folke sayenge: Harnesse some of you vnto warre / and let them goo apon the Madianites and auenge the Lorde of the Madianitis. Ye shall sende vnto the warre a thousande of euery try be thorow out all the trybes of Israel. And there were taken oute of the thousandes of Israel .xij. thousande prepared vnto warre / of euery trybe a thousande. And Moses sent them a thousande of euery trybe / with Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the preaste to warre / and the holye vessels & the trompettes to blowe with in his honde.

And they warred against the Midianites / as the Lord commanded Moses / and ⟨image 304⟩•lewe all the males. And they slew the kings of Midian among other that were slain: Evi / Rekem / Zur / Hur and Reba: fine kings of Midian. And they slew Balaam the son of Beor with the sword. And the children of Israel toke all the women of Midian prisoners and their children / and spoiled all their cattle / their substance and their goods. And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt / and all their castles with fire. And they roke all the spoil and all they could catch / both of men and beasts. And they brought the captives and that which they had taken and all the spoil unto Moses and Eleazer the priest and unto the company of the children of Israel: even unto the host / in y fields of Moab by Jordan nigh to Jericho.