The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
Bible. Exodus -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Christian poetry, English (Middle)
ðat ſte[de] was cald phanuel, 1820
for he nam ou_er_ phanuel;
And it wurð ligt and he ſag wel
[Fol. 36.]
The meeting of
Jacob and Esau.
Q_u_or eſau a-gen him cam,
And bi-foren a-gen him na_m_; 1824
And ſeue ſiðes he fell hi_m_ bi-foren,
And wurðe him ſo firmeſt boren;
The brothers become
reconciled
to each other.
And eſau ðo ran him to,
And kiſſede, and wept, ðo rew hi_m_ ſo. 1828
JACOB DWELLS AT SUCCOTH. DINAH'S FOLLY.
Esau welcomes
Jacob,
"Broðer," q_u_ad he, "ðu and ðin trume
ben here i_n_ ðiſ place to me welcume;
Haue and bruc wel al ðin p_re_ſent,
ðat ðu to me bringeſt and haueſt ſent." 1832
Iacob was wo ðat he iſ for-ſoc,
accepts his present,
And ſcroð hi_m_ ſo(.) ðat ſu_m_ he ðor tok.
Here luue ðo wurð hol and ſchir,
and departs unto
Seir.
And eſau ferde forð ðeden[189] to ſeyr; 1836
ðat newe burg waſ him to frame,
Mad and cald of iſ owen name.
From thence
Jacob went to
Succoth,
Iacob fro ðeðen wente, ic wot,
tgelt on a ſtede, and cald it[190] ſochot; 1840
fro ſochot ſiðen to ſichem,
and afterwards to
Shalem,
And wune ðor-inne ſalem,
where he bought
a piece of land
from Hamor.
ðor him ſolde an lond kinge emor,
And he drog ðider and wunede ðor; 1844
wið newe alter wurðed he wel
ðe ſtrong god of yſrael.
Here his daughter
Dinah "mis-did."
Hiſ dowter dina ðor miſ-dede,
ghe nam leueles fro ðat ſtede, 1848
[Fol. 36b.]
She went out to
see the world.
To ſen de werld ðhugte hire god,
ðat made hire ſiðen ſeri-mod,
for-liſtede hire owen red;
Shechem took
her maidenhead.
Sichem tok hire maiden-hed; 1852
Emor his fader, ſiðen for-ði,
And hiſ burge-folc fellen in wi;
Simeon and Levi
slew the Shechemites
and
spoiled the city.
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