[934]

Of ðe-self sal ðin erward ten,

Of thyself shall thine heir come.

erward = eruweard, heir. [939] nam god kep = took good heed to, attended carefully to. kep = care. See R. of Gl. 177, 191. Owl and Night. l. 1226. Hampole's P. of C. ll. 381, 597. 941 Euerilc, each, every one. euerilc is the same as the O.E. euerich, Mod. Eng. every.

[943]

Vndelt hes leide quor-so hes tok,

Undivided he laid them where-so he took (brought) them.

This line refers to the "duue and a turtul," in the following line. See Genesis xv. 10. [945] on-rum the same as a-rum, apart, aside.

"Tho Alisaundre sygh this,

Aroum anon he drow, ywis,