A13203:240
[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 the servant toke .x. camels of the camels of his master and departed / and had of all manner goods of his master with him / and stood up and went to Mesopotamia / unto the cyr•e of Nahor. And made his camels to lye down without the city by a wells side of water / at even: about the time that women come out to draw water / and he said.
And the seruaunte toke .x. camels of the camels of his master and departed / and had of all maner goodes of his master with him / and stode vp and went to Mesopotamia / vnto the cyr•e of Nahor. And made his camels to lye doune without the cytie by a wels syde of water / at euen: aboute the tyme that women come out to drawe water / and he sayde.
LORD God of my master Abraham / send me good speed this day / & show mercy unto my master Abraham. •o I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: Now the damsel to whom I say / stoop down thy pitcher and let me drink. If she say / drink / and I will give thy camels drink also / y• same is she that thou hast ordained for they servant Isaac: ye & thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.
LORde God of my master Abrahā / sende me good spede this daye / & shewe mercy vnto my master Abraham. •o I stonde here by the well of water and the doughters of the men of this citie will come out to drawe water: Now the damsell to whome I saye / stoupe doune thy pytcher and let me drynke. Yf she saye / drynke / and I will geue thy camels drynke also / y• same is she that thou hast ordened for they servaunte Isaac: yee & therby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.