"Lord! I am not eloquent, and cannot speak well," said Moses. "Lou_er_d, ic am wanmol, vn-reken Of wurdes, and may ic Iuel ſpeken. Nu iſ forð gon ðe ðridde dai, Sende an oðer; bettre he mai." 2820 Quoth God, "Who made the dumb, the speaking, the blind, and the seeing?" "Q_u_o made do_m_me, and q_u_o ſpecande? Q_u_o made bisne, and q_u_o lockende? Q_u_o but ic, ðat haue al wrogt? Of me ſal fultu_m_ ben ðe brogt." 2824 [259] ðe? MOSES AND AARON ARE SENT TO EGYPT. "Lou_er_d, ſent him ðat iſ to cumen, Vgging and dred me haueð[260] numen." "Aaron, thy brother can speak well, thou shalt meet him, and make known to him my words." "Aaron ðin broðer can wel ſpeken, ðu ſalt him meten and vnſteken 2828 Him bodeword min, and ic ſal red Gunc boðen bringen read and ſped." Moses asks leave of Jethro to visit his brethren. Moyſes, frigti, ðo funden gan to ſpeken wið ietro ðat riche man, 2832 And aſkede him leue to faren and ſen, If hiſe breðere of liues ben; [Fol. 55b.] Moses delayed until God's message again came to him. ðog drechede he til god ef[t] bad, And brogte him bode ðe made him glad, 2836 ðat pharaun, ðe wulde him ſ[l]en, Waſ dead and hadde iſ werkes len. Then he departed with his wife and children. MOyſes and hiſe wif ſephoram, And hiſe childre wið him nam; 2840 And ðat on waſ vncircu_m_ciſ. One child was uncircumcised, and the angel in the way sought to slay him. He nam ſo forð, ſoð it is; An angel, wið an dragen ſwerd, In ðe weie made him offerd, 2844 for ðat he ledden feren ſwike, ðe ſulden him deren witt_er_like; Zipporah circumcised her son. Sephora toc ðiſ gunge knaue, And dede circu_m_ciſe haue, 2848 And gret, and wente frigti a-gen,