P. 95. l. 3327 _ðis dewes cost_, the nature of this dew. For the meaning of _cost_ see O.E. Miscell., pp. 12, 25; Allit. Poems, p. 66; Chaucer's Knight's Tale. 3328 _rim frost_ = _rime frost_, hoar frost. 3338 _for-hadede_. Read ? _for-hardede_, hardened. 3340 That it gave a flavour of honey and oil. 3341 _forbone mor_, more _than_ was bidden; _forbone_ may be an error for _forbode_, prohibition, command; or we may read (and the MS. will admit of it) _forboue_, above. Cf. _bi_ and _for-bi_, etc. 3345 Kept it apart in _a_ clean place. 3348 _vten leð_ = in a foreign land; _withouten let_ = without cessation. 3353 Soon was that water wanting to them. 3354 MS. _haue_; the rhyme requires _hane_; _ðrist hane_ signifies torment of thirst. P. 96. l. 3378 _here ðing_, their affairs. 3381 Moses prayed for the folk _of_ Israel. 3385 For _leth is_ read _let his_. 3388 They supported them with a stone. 3393 _bode_ seems wanting after _sente_. 3394 Of this occurrence to have a memorial. P. 97. l. 3398 _min blis_. Jehovah-nissi is generally explained as "The Lord is my banner." 3410 _stering_, government, rule; _stere_ in ll. 3418, 3420, rule; _steres_, rulers, ll. 3413, 3415; _steres-men_, rulers, ll. 3417, 3429. 3412 _a meister wold_, a master (head) ruler, the same as _ouer-man_, l. 3424. 3413 _tgen_ = _tyen_, ten. See l. 3418. 3414 _Ilc here_, each of them. 3429-32 He bad them choose rulers, mighty, who are God-fearing, truth-loving, and who strife and covetousness forsake. 3432 _niðing_ signifies not only strife, but niggardliness, wickedness, slaughter, etc. O.E. writers usually employ the word in the sense of a coward, villain, miser, etc. P. 98. l. 3434 And willingly (gladly) _he_ received (accepted) it. 3438 _is numen_, has gone. 3448 May we not read _Ic wile min folc cnowen be_ = I will be known to my people? 3449-51 And Moses told this to Israel, And they promised him every whit What he biddeth them they will do. 3453 _ðis to daiges_ = these two days. 3458 _wið goren dragen_ = pierced with darts. "heo beoren on heore honde _gares_ [speres], swiðe stronge." —(Laȝ. iii. 44.) 3459-60 These _people_ fearful thus abode, While these days forth have passed. 3462 _Spile_, ravage, destruction (see l. 2977). 3463 On this mount stood a cloud's shadow; _and_ = _an_ = _a_ (see l. 3475). P. 99. l. 3471-84 Each of you bear in mind, that it is not Moses, Amram's son, whom ye shall to-day hear speak, but He who slew Egypt (you for to avenge), and a path made in the sea; and who let Adam discover the tree which preserved Noah, and led Abraham out into the land of Canaan; who caused Isaac to be begotten of old Abraham and of Sarah (of old teats); who gave Isaac (Jacob?) so many sons, and who gave Joseph such rich gifts (abilities); let His word be to you as precious as life, dearer than either child or wife. 3488-9 None might go further except Nun, And also his brother Aaron.