A13203:556
[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 daughter of Pharaoh came down to the river to wash her self, and her maidens walked a long by the rivers side. And when she saw the basket among the flags, she sent one of her maids and caused it to be fetch. And when she had opened it she saw the child. and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on it and said: it is one of the Hebrews children
And the doughter of Pharao came doune to the riuer to washe her selfe, and hir maydens walked a longe by the riuers syde. And when she sawe the basket amōge the flagges, she sent one of hir maydes and caused it to be fet. And whē she had opened it she sawe the childe. and behold, the babe wepte. And she had cōpassiō on it ād sayde: it is one of the Ebrues childern
Then said his sister unto Pharaoh's daughter: shall I goo and call unto the a nurse of the Hebrews women, to nurse the the child? ⟨image 101⟩And the maid ran and called the child's mother. Then Pharaoh's daughter said unto her Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will reward thee for thy labour. And the woman toke the child and nursed it up.
Then sayde his sister vnto Pharaos doughter: shall I goo and call vnto the a nurse of the Ebrues wemen, to nurse the the childe? ⟨image 101⟩And the mayde ranne and called the childes mother. Thē Pharaos doughter saide vnto her Take this childe awaye ād nurse it for me, ād I will rewarde the for thi laboure. And the woman toke the childe and nursed it vp.
And when the child was grown, she brought it unto Pharaoh's daughter, and it was made her son, and she called it Moses, because (said she) I toke him out of the water.