Exodus 35 · Verse 27

Exodus 35:27

And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
Exodus 35:27, King James Version

Exodus 35:27 in other translations

BSBThe leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
WEBThe rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate;
ASVAnd the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
YLTAnd the princes have brought in the shoham stones, and the stones for settings, for the ephod, and for the breastplate,
DARBYAnd the principal men brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
BBEAnd the rulers gave the beryls and the cut jewels for the ephod and the priest's bag;
WebsterAnd the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breast-plate;

What does Exodus 35:27 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 The rulers brought onyx stones - These being persons of consequence, might be naturally expected to furnish the more scarce and costly articles. See how all join in this service! The men worked and brought offerings, the women spun and brought their ornaments, the rulers united with them, and delivered up their jewels! and all the children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, Exo 36:29.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 35:20-29

Without a willing mind, costly offerings would be abhorred; with it, the smallest will be accepted. Our hearts are willing, when we cheerfully assist in promoting the cause of God. Those who are diligent and contented in employments considered mean, are as much accepted of God as those engaged in splendid services. The women who spun the goats' hair were wise-hearted, because they did it heartily to the Lord. Thus…

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Exodus 35:27 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַנְּשִׂאִ֣םve.ha.ne.si.'Imand the leadersH5387
הֵבִ֔יאוּhe.Vi.'uthey broughtH935
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
אַבְנֵ֣י'av.Nei[the] stones ofH68
הַשֹּׁ֔הַםha.Sho.hamthe onyxH7718
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אַבְנֵ֣י'av.Nei[the] stones ofH68
הַמִּלֻּאִ֑יםha.mi.lu.'Imthe setting<s>H4394
לָאֵפ֖וֹדla.'e.Fodfor the ephodH646
וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן\׃ve.la.Cho.shenand for the breastpieceH2833

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Cross references for Exodus 35:27

  • 1 Chronicles 29:6

    Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly,

  • Ezra 2:68

    And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:

  • Exodus 35:9

    And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9; 1Ch 29:6; Ezr 2:68

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Context

  • Exodus 35:26

    And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair.

  • Exodus 35:27

    And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

  • Exodus 35:28

    And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

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Exodus 35:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los príncipes trajeron piedras de onix, y las piedras de los engastes para el ephod y el racional;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les princes apportèrent les pierres d’onyx et les pierres à enchâsser pour l’éphod et pour le pectoral;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Fürsten brachten Onyxsteine und Steine zum Einsetzen für das Ephod und für das Brustschild,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Principes vero obtulerunt lapides onychinos, et gemmas ad superhumerale et rationale,