A13203:477
[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.
There was no bread in all the land / for the dearth was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt & the land of Canaan / were famished by the reason ⟨p. lxxi⟩of y• dearth. And Joseph brought together all y• money that was found in that land of Egypt and of Canaan / for the come which they bought: & he laid up the money in Pharaoh's house.
There was no bread in all the londe / for the derth was exceadige sore: so yt ye lōde of Egipte & ye lōde of •anaan / were fameshyd by ye reason ⟨p. lxxi⟩of y• derth. And Joseph brought together all y• money yt was founde in yt lāde of Egipte and of Canaan / for ye come which they boughte: & he layde vp the money in Pharaos housse.
When money failed in the land of Egypt & of Canaan / all the Egyptians came unto Joseph and said: give us sustenance: wherefore sufferest thou us to dye before thee / for our money is spent. Then said Joseph: bring your cattle / and I will give you for your cattle / if ye be without money. And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And he gave them bread for horses and sheep / and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their cattle that year.
When money fayled in the lāde of Egipte & of Canaan / all the Egiptians came vnto Joseph and sayde: geue us sustenaunce: wherfore suffrest thou vs to dye before the / for oure money is spent. Then sayde Joseph: brynge youre catell / and I will geue yow for youre catell / yf ye be without money. And they brought their catell vnto Joseph. And he gaue them bread for horses and shepe / and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their catell that yere.