If I may come again to my father's house, Lou_er_d, if ic mote a-gen cumen, Of ðis ſtede ic ſal i_n_ herte munen;" (Sette he up ðat ſton for muniging, And get on olige for tok-ning) 1624 the lord shall be my God, "He ſal eu_er_e min lou_er_d ben, ðat dede me her ðis ſigt[e] ſen, here I shall brake offerings, and yield tithes." Her ic ſal offrendes here don And tigðes wel gelden her-up-on; 1628 And wel ſal luz wurðed ben, for ic gan her ðis ſigðhe ſen." Jacob called the place Bethel. Iacob calde ðat ſtede betel; Q_u_or-fore he it dede, he wiſte wel. 1632 Longe weie he ſiðen ou_er_-cam, Jacob pursues his journey. And longe time or he ſag tharam. Q_u_ane he cam ner, fond he ðor-on He finds a well at Haran; three flocks of sheep were lying by it. A welle wel helid under a ſton, 1636 And ðre flockes of ſep dor-bi,[176] The cattle did not go to water one by one, but were all collected together at one time. ðat ðor abiden al for-ði; ðor waſ nogt wune on & on, ðat orf ðor to water gon, 1640 [Fol. 32b.] Oc at ſet time he ſulden ſamen, ðor hem-ſelf & here orf framen. Jacob asks the herdsmen the way to Laban's house. Iacob ðes hirdes freinen gan, Hu fer iſt heðen to laban; 1644 Wel he ſeiden and ſwiðe wel, They answered, "Here is Rachel his daughter." She came to bring the sheep to the well. "loc! her hiſ dogter rachel." Sep he driuen ðiſ welle ner, for ghe hem wulde wattre ðer. 1648 Jacob rolled the stone from the well's mouth. Iacob wið hire wente ðat ſton, And let hire ſep to wat_er_ gon;