[The Pentateuch]

¶ The .xxxvi. Chapter.

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