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Exodus 35:26

The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 35:26

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom. This strong expression seems to imply that peculiar skill was required for spinning goats' hair.

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The rulers are, no doubt, the "elders" of ; ; , etc. Moses had made them "rulers," or rather, "princes" (sarey), according to the advice of Jethro (). They brought onyx stones for the ephod () and stones to be set,—i.e; gems for the breastplate (); oil of olive for the lamp () and the holy ointment (), and spice for the same (, ) and for the incense ().

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