Exodus · Chapter 28

[ edit] And preſent to þee Aaron, þi broþer, wiþ his ſones, fro þe myddil of þe ſones of Yrael, þat þei beren preſtis office to me, Aaron, Nadab, and Abiut, Eliezer, and Yþamer. And þow ſhalt make to Aaron, þi broþer, an holi clooþ, into glorie and fayrnes. And þow ſhalt ſpeke to alle þe wiſe men in herte, þat Y haue fulfillid wiþ þe ſpiryt of prudence, þat þei make þe cloþis of Aaron, in þe whiche he halowid mynyſtre to me. Þes forſoþe ſhulen be þe veſtmentis þat þei ſhulen make; þe breeſt broche, and coope, coote, and a rochet, and a ſtreyt myter, and a girdil þei ſhulen make; to Aaron, þi broþer, and to þe ſones of hym, holi cloþingis, þat þei beren preſtis office to me.

And þei ſhulen take gold, and iacynkt, and purpur, and coctun twies died, and bijs; and þei ſhulen make þe coope of gold, and iacynkt, and purpur, and coctun twies died, and bijs aȝen foldid, wiþ nedle werk of dyuerſe colours. Two hemmes ioyned he ſhal haue in eiþir ſide of þe heiȝtes, þat þei goon into oon. Þat weuyng, and al þe dyuerſite of þe werk ſhal be of gold, and of iacynkt, and of purpur, and of coctun twies died, and of bijs aȝen foldid.

And þow ſhalt take two onychen ſtonus, and þow ſhalt graue in hem þe names of þe ſones of Yrael, ſix names in þat o ſtoon, and ſix in þat oþer, after þe ordre of her birþe; in þe werk of þe grauer, and in þe grauyng of þe gemmarye þow ſhalt graue hem, wiþ þe names of þe ſones of Yrael, encloſid wiþ gold, and enuyround. And þow ſhalt put in eiþer ſyde of þe coope a memoryale to þe ſones of Yrael; and Aaron ſhal bere þe names of hem before þe Lord vpon eiþer ſhuldre, for recordynge. And þow ſhalt make þe hokys of gold, and two litil cheynes of mooſt puyre gold, to hem ſeluen togidere cleuynge to, þe whiche þow ſhalt ſett into þe hokis.

Þe breeſt broche forſoþe of dom þou ſhalt make wiþ werk of dyuerſe colours, after þe weuyng of þe coope, of gold, iacynkt, and purpur, and coctun twies died, and bijs foldun aȝen. Foure cornerd it ſhal be, and dowble; þe meſure of a ſpanne it ſhal haue, as wel in lengþe as in brede.

And þow ſhalt put in it foure ordres of ſtonus; in þe firſt verſe ſhal be þe ſardo ſtoon, and topazi, and ſmaragdo; in þe ſecounde, carboncle, ſaphijr, and iaſp; in þe þridde, ligyre, achates, and amatyſt; in þe ferþe, criſolide, onychen, and beril; þei ſhulen be encloſid wiþ gold, bi her ordres, and þei ſhulen han þe names of þe ſones of Yrael; wiþ twelue names þei ſhulen be graued, eche ſtonus bi þe name of eche, bi þe twelue lynagis. And þou ſhalt make in þe breeſt broche cheynes to hem ſeluen togidere cleuynge, of mooſt puyre gold, and two goldun ryngis, þe whiche þow ſhalt putte in eiþer creeſte of þe broche.

And þow ſhalt ioyne þe goldun cheynes to þe rynges þat ben in þe mergyns of it, and þe eendis of þilke cheynes þow ſhalt cowple to þe two hokes in eiþer ſide of þe coope, þat þe breeſt broche biholdiþ. And þow ſhalt make two golden rynges, þe whiche þou ſhalt putte in þe creeſtis of þe breeſt broche, and in þe hemmes, þe whiche ben forn aȝen of þe ſhuldre clooþ, and byholden þe hyndermore of it. Alſo and oþer two goldun rynges, þe whiche ben to be ſette in eiþer ſide of þe coope beneþe, þat biholdeþ aȝens þe face of þe neþermore ioynyng, þat it may be leyd to wiþ þe coope.

And þe breeſt broche wiþ his rynges be ſtreyned wiþ þe rynges of þe coope, wiþ a iacynctyne filete, and þe ioynyng dwel forgid, þat þe breeſt broche and þe coope mowen not be ſeueryd atwynne. And Aaron ſhal bere þe names of þe ſones of Yrael in þe breeſt broche of dome vpon his breeſt, whanne he goþe into þe ſeyntuarye, a memoryale before þe Lord into wiþ outen eende. And þow ſhalt putt in þe breeſt broche of dome, doctryne and trewþe, þat ſhulen be in þe breeſt of Aaron, whanne he ſhal go ynne before þe Lord; and he ſhal bere þe dome of þe ſones of Yrael in his breeſt, in þe ſiȝt of þe Lord euermore.

And þow ſhalt make þe coote of þe coope al iacynctyne, in whos myddil aboue ſhal be an hood, and a weuyd hemme bi enuyroun of it, as it is wont to be maad in þe eendis of cloþis, leſt it liȝtly to-breke. Beneþe forſoþe at þe feet of þe ſame coote, bi enuyroun, þow ſhalt make as powm garnettis, of iacynkt, and purpur, and coctun twies died, and bijs aȝen foldid; in þe myddil litel belles menged, ſo þat þe litel belle be gold, and a powm garnet; and eftſones anoþer litel goldun belle, and a powm garnet. And Aaron ſhal be cloþid it in þe office of þe ſeruyce, þat þe ſown be herd whanne he goþe yn and out þe ſeyntuarye, in þe ſiȝt of þe Lord, and þat he dye not.

And þow ſhalt make a plate of mooſt puyre gold, in þe which þow ſhalt graue wiþ werk of a grauer, þe hooly to þe Lord. And þow ſhalt bynde it wiþ a iacynctyne filete, and it ſhal be vpon þe coyif ſtondinge ouer to þe forheed of þe biſhop. And Aaron ſhal bere þe wyckidnes of þilke þingis þat þe ſones of Yrael ſhulen offre, and halowe, in alle ȝiftis to men, and in her ȝiftes to God; and þe plate ſhal be euermore in þe frownt of hym, þat þe Lord be pleſid to him. And þou ſhal ſtreyne þe coote wiþ bijs, and þe coif of bijs, and þou ſhalt make þe girdil wiþ werk of a broderere. Forſoþe to þe ſones of Aaron þow ſhalt greiþe lynnen cootes, and girdlis, and coyfes, into glorye and fayrnes.

And þow ſhalt cloþe wiþ alle þes Aaron, þi broþer, and his ſones wiþ hym; and of hem alle þow ſhalt ſacre þe hondes; and þow ſhalt halwe hem, þat þei beren þe office of preſþode to me. And þow ſhalt make lynnen brecches, þat þei coueren þe fleſh of her filþehed, fro þe reynes vnto þe hippes. And vſe þei hem Aaron and his ſones, whanne þei ſhulen goo into þe tabernacle of witnes, or whanne þei neiȝen to þe auteer, þat þei mynyſtre in þe ſeyntuarye, leſt þei gylti of wickidnes dyen; lawful euerlaſtynge it ſhal be to Aaron, and to his ſeed after hym.