A13203:1572
[The Pentateuch]
printed by Hans Luft i.e. Johan Hoochstraten, 1530
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
And they warred agenst the Madianites / as the Lorde commaunded Moses / ād ⟨image 304⟩•lewe all the males. And they slewe the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne: Eui / Rekem / Zur / Hur and Reba: fyne kynges of Madian. And they slewe Balā the sonne of Beor with the swerde. And the childern of Israel toke all the wemen of Madian presoners and their childern / and spoyled all their catell / their substance and their goodes. And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt / and all their castels with fyre. And they roke all the spoyle and all they coude catche / both of men and beestes. And they broughte the captyues and that which they had taken and all the spoyle vnto Moses and Eleazer the preast ād vnto the companye of the childern of Israel: euen vnto the hoste / in y• feldes of Moab by Jordanenye to Jericho.
And Moses and Eleazer the priest and all the lords of the congregation went out of the host against them. And Moses was angry with the officers of the host / with y captains over thousands and over hundreds / which came from war and battle / and said unto them: Have ye saved the women alive? behold / these caused the children of Israel through Balaam / to commit trespass against y Lord / by y reason of Peor / & their followed a plague among y congregation of the Lord. Now therefore slay all the men children and the women that have ly