A13203:443
[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.
The .xliiij. Chapter.
And be commanded the ruler of his house saying: fill the mens sacks with food / as much as they can carry / and put every mans money in his bag mouth / and put my silver cup in the sacks mouth of the youngest and his come money also. And he did as Joseph had said. And in y• morning as soon is it was light / the men were let goo with their asses.
ANd be commaunded the rueler of his house saynge: fyll the mens sackes with food / as moch as they can carie / and put euery mans money in his bagge mouth / and put my syluer cuppe in the sackes mouth of the yongest and his come money also. And he dyd as Joseph had sayde. And in y• mornynge as soone is it was lighte / the mē were let goo with their asses.
And when they were out of the city and not yet far away / Joseph said unto the ruler of his house: up and follow after the men and overtake them / and say unto them: wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? is that not the cup of which my lord drinketh / and doth he not prophesy therein? ye have evil done that ye have done.
And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye / Joseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house: vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them / and saye vnto them: wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good? is that not the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh / ād doth he not prophesie therin? ye haue euell done that ye haue done.