Forsothe whanne Josue were in the feeld of the cytee of Jerycho, he rerde the eyen, and sawȝ a man aȝens hym stondyrige, and holdynge a drawen out swerd; and he wente to hym, and seith, Oure thou art, or of the aduersaries? ■Wycliffe Bible vol. 1, p. 565.
Verily, when Joshua was in the compass of the city of Jericho, he raised his eyes and saw a man standing opposite, holding a drawn sword; Joshua came up to him and said, Are you ours, or of the adversaries?
Quoted in Thomas Paine’s Age of Reason, ■Conway vol. 4, page 121.
Interpretation to Modern English © Teresa Pelka, M.A.
THE THREE BIBLES
Gutenberg, Wycliffe, and Wujek: Latin, English and Polish;
Roman Latin content by papal commission from ■Damasus I;
Wujek translation formed by papal permission from ■Gregory XIII;
■Feel welcome to the Latin and Polish too.
All the Paine in Age
Bible quotes by Thomas Paine in his Age of Reason, compared with Wycliffe, in one place.
