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Title page of [The Pentateuch], 1530

A13203:1613

[The Pentateuch]

William Tyndale d. 1536printed by Hans Luft i.e. Johan Hoochstraten, 1530

[755] p. : ill. · 174k words · STC 2350 · ESTC S1193

No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.

Book Numbers › The fourthe book of Moses called Numeri. › Chapter 35: ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter.Book Numbers › The fourthe boke of Moses called Numeri. › Chapter 35: ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter.

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.

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:1610p. lxv

And among the cities which ye shall give unto the levites / there shall be six cities of franchise which ye shall give to that intent that he which killeth / may fly thither. And to them ye shall add .xlij. cities mo: so that all the cities which ye shall give the levites shall be .xlviij. with their suburbs.

And amonge the cities which ye shall geue vnto the leuites / there shall be sixe cities of fraundyes which ye shall geue to that intent that he which killeth / maye flye thyder. And to them ye shall adde .xlij. cities mo: so that all the cities which ye shall geue the leuites shalbe .xlviij. with their suburbes.

:1611p. lxv

And of the cities which ye shall give out of the possessions of the children of Israel / ye shall give many out of their possessions that have much and few out of their possessions that have little: so that every tribe shall give of his cities unto the levites / according to the inheritance which he inheriteth.

And of the cities which ye shall geue oute of the possessyons of the childern of Israel / ye shall geue many out of their possessions that haue moche and fewe out of their possessiōs that haue litle: so that euery tribe shall geue of his cities vnto the leuites / acordinge to the enheritaunce which he enhereteth.

:1612p. lxv

And the Lord spake unto Moses saying: speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: when ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan / ye shall build cities which shall be privileged towns for you: that he which fleeth a man unawares / may fly thither. And the cities shall be to ⟨image 312⟩flee from the executer of blood / that he which killed dye not / until he stand before the congregation in judgement. And of these vi. free cities which ye shall give .iij. ye shall

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:1622p. lxvij

And the ancient heeds of the children of Gilead the son of Machir y• son of Manasseh of the kindred of y• children of Joseph / came forth and spake before Moses and the princes which were ancient heeds among the children of Israel & said: The Lord commanded my lord to give y• land to inherit by lot to the children of Israel. And then my lord commanded in y• name of the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelaphead our brother unto his daughters. Now when any of the sons of the tribes of Israel take them to wy•es / then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers / and shall be put unto the inheritance of the tribe in which they ⟨p. lxvij⟩are and shall be taken from the lot of our inheritance. And when the free year cometh unto the children of Israel / then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe where they are in / and so shall their inheritance betaken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

ANd the auncyēt heedes of the childern of Gilead the sonne of Machir y• sonne of Manasse of the kynred of y• childern of Joseph / came forth and spake before Moses and the prynces which were aunciēt heedes amōge the childern of Israel & sayed: The Lorde commaunded my lorde to geue y• lande to enherette by lotte to the childern of Israel. And then my lord commaunded in y• name of the Lorde to geue the enheritaunce of Zelaphead oure brother vnto his doughters. Now when any of the sonnes of the trybes of Israel take them to wy•es / then shall their enheritaunce be taken from the enheritaunce of oure fathers / and shall be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe in which they ⟨p. lxvij⟩are and shalbe taken from the lott of oure enheritaunce. And when the fre yere cometh vnto the childern of Israel / then shall their enheritaunce be put vnto the enheritaunce of the trybe where they are in / and so shall their enheritaunce betaken awaye from the enheritaunce of the trybe of oure fathers.