[The Pentateuch]

And this is the cause of the slayer that shall¹ flee thither and be saved: If he smite his neighbour ignorantly and hated him not in time passed: As when a man goeth unto the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and as his hā de fetcheth a stroke with the axe, the head slippeth from the helve and smiteth his neighbour that he dye: the same shall flee unto one off the same cities and be saved. Lest the executer of blood follow after the slayer while his heart is hot and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him, and yet there is no cause worthy of death in him, in as much as he hated not his neighbour in time passed. Wherefore I² command the saying: see that thou appoint out .iij. cities▪

And this is the cause of the sleyer that shal¹ flee thither and be saued: Yf he smyte his neghboure ignorantly and hated him not in tyme passed: As when a man goeth vnto the wodd with his neghboure to hew wod, and as his hā de fetcheth a stroke with the axe, the head slippeth from the helue and smyteth his neghboure that he dye: the same shall flee vnto one off the same cities ād be saued. Lest the executer of bloude folowe after the sleyer while his hert is whote and ouertake him, because the waye is longe, and slee him, and yet there is no cause worthy of deeth in him, in as moch as he hated not his neghbour in tyme passed. Wherfore I² commaunde the sayeng: se that thou appoynte out .iij. cities▪

1. 1The popis shem tuaries are of an other purpose. For he had lever have the frenshep of the eve• thē to save them that are Good.The popis sē tuaries are of an other purpose. For he had leuer haue the frenshep of the eue• thē to saue them that are Good.
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