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¶ The sabboth. The fyrst fruytes requyred. The redynesse of the people to offre. Bezalcel and Ahaliab praysed of Mo∣ses, and set to worke.
CAPI. XXXV.
ANd Moses gathered all the companye [unspec A] of the chyldren of Israel togyther, and sayd vnto them: These are the wordes whiche the Lorde hath commaunded that ye shulde do them: Syxe dayes ye shal worke but in the seuenth day shall be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the Lordes rest. Who so∣euer doth any worke therin, shal dye. Ye shal kyndle no fyre thorowout oll your habitacy∣ons vpon the Sabboth day.
And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel, sayenge. This is the thynge whiche the Lorde commaunded, saynge. Take from among you an heueoffe∣ryng vnto the Lorde. Who soeuer is of the wyllyng herte, let hym bryng it for the heue∣offeryng of the Lorde. Namely golde, syluer and brasse, and yelowe sylke, purple, scarlet, whyte sylke, goot{is} heere, and rains skynnes red, and taxus skynnes with Sethim wood: oyle for lyght and spyces for the anoyntynge oyle, & for the swete sence. And Onix stones & stones to be set in the Ephod & in the brestlap
And let all them that are wyse herted a∣mong [unspec B] you, come and make all that the lorde hath cōmaunded: the habitacyon wt the tente therof & his coueryng, and his rynges, & his boordes, his barres, his pyllers & his sockets the arke & the staues therof with the mercy∣seate and the vayle that couereth it: the table and his barres & all his vessels: & the shew∣bread: the cādelstycke of lyght and his appa¦rell & his lampes with the oyle for the lyght: the sence aulter & his barres, the anoyntynge oyle, & the swete sence, & the hangynge of the dore at the entryng in of the tabernacle / the aulter of burntsacrifice with his brasen gre∣dyren, his staues, and all his vessels / the la∣uer & his fote / & the hangynges of the courte with his pyllers & theyr sockettes, & the han∣gynge in the dore of the courte: the pynnes of the habitacyon & the pynnes of the courte wt theyr cordes, the ministrynge garmentes to minystre in the holy place / & the holy vesti∣mentes for Aaron the preest, & the vestimen∣tes of his sonnes that they maye ministre in.
And all the companye of the chyldren of [unspec C] Israel departed from the presence of Moses And euery one came (as many as theyr hert{is} couraged them & as many as theyr spirites made them wyllyng) & brought a present for the Lorde, to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse, & for al his vses, and for the holy vestimentes. And they came bothe men and women (euen as many as were wyllyng her¦ted) and brought bracelettes, & earynges, & cheynes, whiche Iewels were all of golde▪ & al the men brought a waueofferyng of golde vnto the Lorde. And euery man with whom was foūde, yelow sylke, purple, scarlet, whyte sylke, & gootes heere, & red skynnes of ram∣mes, & tarus skynnes, brought them. Al that dyd heaue vp an oblacyon of golde & brasse / & brought an heaueofferynge vnto the lorde. And al men with whom was found Sethim wod for any maner worke of the ministracyō brought it. And al the women that were wyse herted, dyd spyn with theyr hand{is}, & brought the spon worke, bothe the yelow sylke, purple scarlet, and whyte sylke. And all the women whom theyr owne herte moued, span gootes heete wysely. And the Lordes brought Onix stones, & stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the brestlap, and spyce, & oyle: for lyght & for the anoyntyng oyle, and for the swete sence. And the chyldrē of Israel brought a wyllyng [unspec D] offeryng vnto the lorde, both men & women: as many as had wyllyng hertes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had cō∣maunded to be made, by the hande of Moses
And Moses sayd vnto the chyldren of Is∣rael: beholde, the lorde hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Ury the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda, & hath fylled hym with the spirite of god, in wysdome & vnderstandyng, in knowledge, & in all maner worke, to fynde out curyous workes which are made in gold syluer and brasse. In the crafte of stones to set them: & in caruyng of wood, to make any maner of subtyll worke. And he hath put in his herte ☞ that he may teache, both he and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan. Them hath he fylled with wysdome of herte, to worke all maner of grauen, & subtyl and nedle worke: in yelowe sylke, & purple, in scarlet, and whyte sylke, and in weuyng. And to do all maner of worke & subtyll feates.