Exodus · Chapter 36

[ edit] Thanne diden Beſeleel, and Oliab, and eche wiſe man, to whom þe Lord ȝaue wiſdom and vndirſtondynge, þat þei cowden craftili worche þat ben neceſſarie into þe vſes of þe ſeyntuarie, and þat þe Lord haþ comaundide to be maad. And whanne Moyſes hadde clepide hem, and eche tawȝt man, to whom þe Lord hadde ȝeue wiſdome, and þat wilfulli hadden offerd hem to make þe werk, he toke to hem alle þe ȝiftis of þe ſones of Yrael. Þe whiche whanne þei ſtoden ſtedfaſtly to her werk eche daye, eerly þe puple offerde þe auowes. Wherfor þe crafti men conſtreyned to come, ſeiden to Moyſes, Þe puple more offeriþ þan is nede.

Þanne Moyſes comaundide in þe voyce of a bedel to be cryde, Neiþer man ne womman eny þing more offre in þe werk of þe ſeyntuarie; and ſo was ceeſſide fro þe ȝiftis to ben offerd, forþi þat þe offred þinges ſufficeden, and aboundide more ouer. And alle þe wiſe men in herte maden to fille þe werk of þe tabernacle ten cortyns of bijs foldun aȝen, and iacynct, and purpur, and cocto twies dyed, wiþ diuers werk, and wiþ browdrye craft. Of þe whiche oon hadde in lengþe eiȝte and twenti cubites, and in brede foure; o meſure was of alle þe cortyns.

And he ioynede fyue cortyns eiþer to oþer, and oþere fyue he cowplede togidere to hem ſeluen; and he made iacynctyne oyletis in þe hemme of þe o cortyn on eiþer ſyde, and in þe hemme of þe oþer alſo, þat þe oyletis myȝten come aȝens hem ſeluen togidere, and togidere be ioyned; wherfore and fifti golden cerclis he ȝeetide, þat myȝten hold þe oiletes of þe cortyns, and þat þere were maad o tabernacle. And he made enleuen ſarges of þe heeris of goote, to couere þe roofe of þe tabernacle; o ſarge in lengþe hadde þretti cubitis, and in brede foure cubitis; of o meſure weren alle þe ſarges; of whom fyue he ioynede a ſide, and oþere ſix atwynne.

And he made fifty oyletis in þe hemme of þe o ſarge, and fifti in þe hemme of þe toþir ſarge, þat to hem ſeluen þei myȝten be ioynede to gidere; and fifti braſun knoppis wiþ whiche þe roof myȝte be knyt, and o mantil be made of alle þe ſarges. And he made þe couertour of þe tabernacle of ſkynnes of weþers maad reed, and anoþer aboue þe veyle of ſkynnes maad blew. And he made þe tablis of þe tabernacle of þe trees of Sichym ſtondynge; of ten cubites was þe lengþe of þe to table, and oþer half cubijt þe brede heeld. Two rabitynges weren bi eche tables, þat þe tone to þat oþer myȝt be ioyned; ſo he made in alle þe tablis of þe tabernacle.

Of þe whiche twenti weren at þe mydday cooſt aȝens þe ſowþ, wiþ fourti ſilueren footſtakys; two footſtakis vndur o table weren put at eiþir parti of þe corners, where þe rabityngis of þe ſides in þe corners weren endid. At þe cooſt forſoþe of þe tabernacle þat biholdiþ to þe norþ he made twenti tablis, wiþ fourti ſilueren footſtakis, two footſtakis bi eche tablis.

Aȝens þe weſt forſoþe, þat is at þat parti of þe tabernacle þat biholdiþ þe ſee, he maad ſix tables, and two oþer bi eche corners of þe tabernacle bihynde, þe whiche weren ioyned fro beneþe vnto abouen, and in to o ioynyng togidere þei weren born; ſo he made on eiþir parti bi þe corners, þat eiȝt tablis weren togidere, and hadden ſixtene ſilueren footſtakis, þat is, two ſilueren footſtakis vnder eche tablis. And he made berynge ſtaues, fyue of þe trees of Sichym to hold togidere þe tablis of þe to ſide of þe tabernacle, and fyue oþere to make togidere þe tables of þe toþer ſide, and wiþouten þes, fyue oþere berynge ſtaues at þe weſt cooſt of þe tabernacle aȝens þe ſee.

And he made anoþer berynge ſtaf, þat ſhulde come þurȝ þe myddil tables fro corner vnto corner. And þilk tablid þingis he giltide, ȝotun þe ſiluer footſtakis of hem, and he made þe cercles of hem golden, bi þe whiche þe berynge barres myȝten be lad ynne, þe whiche and hem he couerde wiþ golden platis. And he made þe veyle dyuerſe and ſondrye, of iacynct, and purpur, reed ſilk, and bijs foldid aȝen, wiþ browdrye werk; and foure pileris of þe trees of Sichym, þe whiche wiþ þe heedis he gildide, ȝoten þe ſiluer footſtakis of hem.

And he made a tente in þe entre of þe tabernacle, of iacynct, and purpur, reed ſilk, and bijs foldid aȝen, wiþ þe werk of nedlis; and fyue pylers wiþ her heedis, þe whiche he couerde wiþ gold, and þe braſun footſtakis of hem he ȝetide, þe whiche he couerde wiþ gold.