King James Version
Exodus 35:27 in the King James Version says “And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;”
Exodus 35:27 · KJV
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet , and of fine linen.
And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the rulers”
H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“to be set”
H4394a fulfilling (only in plural), i.e., (literally) a setting (of gems), or (technically) consecration (also concretely, a dedicatory sacrifice)
“for the ephod”
H646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
“and for the breastplate”
H2833perhaps a pocket (as holding the urim and thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest
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