Ðo woren on liue ſumdel les. On oðer dai q_u_ad moyſes, 3596 "Michel ſinne haue ðe[335] don,[336] Ic ſal gon ſeken bote her on." He returned to Mount Sinai to seek God's mercy. Eft he ſteg up to munt ſynay, for to bi-ſeken god merci. 3600 "Lou_er_d," q_u_ad he, "ðin meðe iſ god, Merci get for ðin milde mod![337] Or ðu ðiſ folc wið milche mod,[338] Or do min name ut of ðin boc." 3604 God promises to send his angel before the people. God anſwerede, "of ſal ic don Hem, ðe arn nogt to ben ðor-on; Go, led ðiſ folc, min engel on [334] MS. wlages. [335] ge? [336] MS. Michel ſinne q_u_að haue ðe don. [337] ? milde-hod. [338] MS. moð. THE TABLES ARE RENEWED. Sal ic don ðe bi-foren gon." 3608 Ebrus ſeigen it waſ michael Engel ðe ſiðen ledde hem wel. Moyſes faſtede ſiðen to pligt xl. daiges and xl. nigt; 3612 Moses received other tables. Oðere tables he brogte eft(.) writen, And ſunne-bem brigt ſon iſ wliten [Fol. 70b.] ðat folc on him ne migte ſen But a veil wore hem bi-twen. 3616 The Israelites offer Moses gold and silver for the tabernacle. Ðo waſ ðiſ folc frigti and rad To don al ðat moyſes he_m_ bad; Offreden him ſiluer and golde, And oðer metal ſwilc he wolde; 3620 Bezaleel and Aholiab are appointed for the work of the tabernacle. He it bi-tagte beſſeleel, And eliab, he maden wel ðe tabernacle alſ he_m_ was tagt, Goten and grauen wið witt_er_ dragt; 3624 Seven months they were about it. .vii. moneð ðor-buten he ben, And here ſwinc wel he bi-ten; for ſwilc huſ was ear neu_er_e wrogt, Ne ſwilc ſafte her on werlde brogt; 3628 God taught Moses the fashion of it. God it tagte al ear moyſen Wiſlike hu it wrogt ſulde ben, Q_u_ilc ſrud, q_u_at offrende, q_u_ilc[339] lage, And q_u_at for luue, and q_u_at for age. 3632