Symeon and leui it bi-ſpeken, And hauen here ſiſter ðor i-wreken; 1856 folc of ſalem ðor-fore waſ ſlagen, wiwes, and childre, and agte up-dragen; Oc iacob ne wiſte it nogt, Jacob reproved Simeon and Levi for their cruelty. Til ðat wreche to bale was wrogt, 1860 Oc michil he frigtede for-ði, boðen ſymeon and leui. They durst not dwell longer at Shechem, but went to Bethel. Henden ſichem ne durſten he wunen, ðat folkes kin god bad hi_m_ ſunen, 1864 [189] ðeðen? [190] caldit MS. BENJAMIN IS BORN. RACHEL DIES. And ðeden[191] faren to betel, And he folgede iſ red on ſel; Their unclean goods they bore not with them. Agte unclene ne wulde he beren, for he dredde hi_m_ it ſulde hi_m_ deren; 1868 Godes ðat rachel hadde ſtolen, And ay til ðan wið hi_m_ for-holen, Their idols and gold rings they buried under an oak. And oðre ydeles brogt fro ſichem, Gol prenes and ringeſ wið hem, 1872 Diep he iſ dalf under an ooc, Made him no_n_ giſcing i_n_ herte wooc. [Fol. 37.] Long they remained buried, until Solomon found them and decked his temple with them. Longe it weren ðor for-hid; Men ſeið for-ði waſ ſo bi-tid, 1876 for ſalamon findin iſ ſal, And hiſ temple ſriðen wið-al. Iacob wente fro ðeden[192] i_n_ ſped, God sent a fear upon the folk round about, so they did no hurt to the sons of Jacob. God ſente on ðat erdfolc ſwilc dred, 1880 ðan[193] here non iacob ſcaðe ne dede; Q_u_ane he wente a-wei fro ðat ſtede, Jacob makes an altar at Bethel. He made an alter at betel, Alſ he god bi-het, ðor he geld wel. 1884 Benjamin is born. Siðen ðo beniamin was boren, Rachel dies. Rachel adde ðe life for-loren; Iacob dalf hire and merke dede, ðat iſ get ſene on ðat ſtede. 1888