Exodus · Chapter 37

[ edit] Beſeleel forſoþe made alſo þe arke of þe trees of Sichym, hauynge two cubites and an half in lengþe, and oþer half cubijt in brede, and þe hiȝte was of oþer half cubijt; and he cloþid it wiþ mooſt puyr gold wiþ ynne, and wiþ oute. And he made to it a goldun crown bi enuyroun, ȝetynge foure goldun rynges bi foure corners of it, two rynges in þe to ſide, and two in þe toþer. And he made berynge ſtaues of þe trees of Sichym, which he cloþide wiþ gold, and þe whiche he putte into þe rynges þat weren in þe ſides of þe arke, to bere it. And he made þe propiciatorye, þat is, Goddis ſpekynge place, of mooſt puyr gold, of two cubites and an half in lengþe, and of oþer half cubijt in brede.

Alſo two cherubyn of gold forgid, whiche he putte on eiþer ſide of þe propicyatorie, o cherub in þe ouermeſt heiȝt of þe o parti, and þat oþer cherub in þe ouermeſt heiȝt of þat oþer parti; two cherubyn in eiþer heiȝtis of þe propiciatorye, ſtrecchynge out þe wenges, and couerynge þe propiciatorye, and hem ſeluen togidere, and it aȝenbiholdynge. And he made þe meet bord of trees of Sichym, in lengþe of two cubites, and in brede of o cubijt, þat hadde in heiȝt o cubijt and an half. And he enuyrounde it wiþ mooſt clene gold, and he made to it a goldun brerde bi enuyroun; and to þilke brerde a goldun coroun bitwix grauen of foure fyngris, and vpon it anoþer goldun coroun.

And he ȝetide foure goldun cercles, þe whiche he putte into þe foure corners, bi eche feet of þe bord aȝen þe coroun, and he putte into hem berynge ſtaues, þat þe bord myȝte be born. And þilk berynge ſtaues he made of trees of Sichym, and enuyrounde hem wiþ gold. And þe veſſels to dyuerſe vſes of þe bord, eyſel veſſels, fiols, and litil cuppes, and enſenſers of mooſt clene gold, in þe whiche ben ſacrifice of licours to ben offerd.

And he made a candilſtik, forgid of mooſt clene gold, of whoſe berynge ſtaf, ȝeerdis, cuppis, and bollis, and lilies ȝeden out; ſixe in eiþer ſide, þree ȝeerdes on o ſide, and þre on þe toþer; þre cuppes in þe maner of a note þurȝ eche ȝerdes, and litil ballis togidere, and lilies; and þree cuppes at þe liknes of a note in o ȝeerde, and ballis togidere, and lilyes; þe werk was euen of ſix ȝeerdes, þat ȝeden out of þe ſtok of þe candelſtik.

In þat forſoþe berynge ſtaf were foure cuppes, in maner of a note, and balles þurȝ ech, and lilies; and þe balles vnder þe two ȝeerdes bi þre places, þe whiche togidere maken ſix ȝeerdes, goynge out of o berynge ſtaf; and þanne þe ballis, and ȝeerdes of it weren alle forgid of mooſt clene gold. And he maad ſeuen lanternes wiþ her candelquenchers, and þe veſſels, where þe ſnuffes ben quenchid, of mooſt clene gold. A talent of gold peyſide þe candelſtik wiþ alle his veſſels. And he maade þe auter of maad enſence of þe trees of Sichym, hauynge þurȝ ſquare eche cubitis, and in heiȝt two, of whoſe corners ȝeden out hornes.

And he cloþide it wiþ mooſt clene gold, wiþ þe fier panne, and walles, and hornes; and he made to it a litel golden crown by enuyroun, and two goldun rynges vnder þe crown, bi eche ſides, þat in hem ben put yn þe berynge ſtaues, þat þe auter may be born. Þilke forſoþe berynge ſtaues he made of þe trees of Sichym, and he couerde wiþ goldun plates. And he made oyle to oynement of halowyng, and þe maad enſence of mooſt clene ſwete ſmellynge ſpices, wiþ þe werk of pymentarye.