Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:27
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
27, 28. The contributions of the rulers (see on Exo 16:22); precious stones, spices, and oil ( vv. 9, 8 = Exo 25:7; Exo 25:6).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The precious stones Exo 28:9 and spices were contributed by the rulers, who were more wealthy than the other Israelites.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
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, Ex 35:29.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set,…. Or “stones of fillings” d, to be set in ouches, and fill them up, as stones set in rings do:
for the ephod, and for the breastplate; the onyx stones were for the shoulder pieces of the ephod; and the other stones were for the breastplate of judgment, and both to be borne by the high priest, for a memorial of the children of Israel before the Lord, whose names were engraven on these stones: the rulers are mentioned last, as bringing their offerings: the reason of which may not be, because they were backward to it, for they might offer earlier, though recorded last; or if they offered last, it might be because they brought things that others could not; namely, the precious stones here mentioned, and other things in the next verse, the common people had not; though some of the Jewish writers tax them with dilatoriness, and observe a letter wanting in the word for “rulers”, it generally has; omitted to denote, as they think, that they were slow and backward in offering; so Jarchi notes from R. Nathan.
d “lapides plenitudinum”, Pagninus, Montanus; “repletionum”, Vatablus; “impletionum”, Drusius.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The precious stones for the robes of the high priest, and the spices for the incense and anointing oil, were presented by the princes of the congregation, who had such costly things in their possession.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(27) The rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set.The rulers here intended are probably the princes of the tribes of Israel (Num. 1:16; Num. 3:3; Num. 3:5, &c.). The twelve stones required for the breastplate would naturally be contributed by the twelve chiefs of the tribes whose names they were to bear (Exo. 28:21). The two onyx stones for the ephod (Exo. 28:9-12), may have been the further gift of two of the number, who happened to possess stones of the large size needed.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 35:9, 1Ch 29:6, Ezr 2:68
Reciprocal: Exo 36:3 – the offering Num 7:2 – offered