Exodus 35:27-28 - Exposition

The rulers are, no doubt, the "elders" of Exodus 3:16 ; Exodus 4:29 ; Exodus 24:9 , etc. Moses had made them "rulers," or rather, "princes" (sarey), according to the advice of Jethro ( Exodus 18:25 ). They brought onyx stones for the ephod ( Exodus 28:9-12 ) and stones to be set ,— i.e; gems for the breastplate ( Exodus 28:17-20 ); oil of olive for the lamp ( Exodus 27:20 ) and the holy ointment ( Exodus 29:24 ), and spice for the same ( Exodus 29:23 , Exodus 29:24 ) and for the incense ( Exodus 29:34 ).