Ezra 7:9

For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
first	בְּאֶחָד֙ be.'e.Chad	H259	properly · preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
first	הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן ha.ri.Shon	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
began	יְסֻ֔ד ye.Sud	H3246	a foundation (figuratively · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular construct
up	הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה ha.ma.'a.Lah	H4609	elevation · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Babylon	מִבָּבֶ֑ל mi.ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
first	וּבְאֶחָ֞ד u.ve.'e.Chad	H259	properly · conjunction + preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י ha.cha.mi.Shi	H2549	fifth · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
came	בָּ֚א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.Ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
good	הַטּוֹבָ֥ה ha.to.Vah	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
hand	כְּיַד ke.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלֹהָ֖יו 'e.lo.Hav	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezra 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted…
Nehemiah 2:8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertai…
Nehemiah 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us ri…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:1-10

Here is, I. Ezra's pedigree. He was one of the sons of Aaron, a priest. Him God chose to be an instrument of good to Israel, that he might put honour upon the priesthood, the glory of which had been much eclipsed by the captivity. He is said to be the son of Seraiah, that Seraiah, as is supposed, whom the king of Babylon put to death when he sacked Jerusalem, Kg2 25:18, Kg2 25:21. If we take the shortest computation, it was seventy-five years since Seraiah died; many reckon it much longer, and, because they suppose Ezra called out in the prime of his time to public service, do therefore think that Seraiah was not his immediate parent, but his grandfather or great-grandfather, but that he was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:8

he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month--that is, corresponding to the end of our July or beginning of our August. As he left Babylon on the Jewish New Year's Day (Ezr 7:9), the journey must have occupied not less than four months (a long period), but it was necessary to move at a slow pace and by short, easy stages, as he had to conduct a large caravan of poor people, including women, children, and all their household gear (see on Ezr 8:24).

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:8

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month - From the following verse we learn that Ezra and his company set off from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and thus we find they were upwards of four months on their journey. They could not travel fast, as they were a great company, composed in part of the aged and infirm, besides multitudes of women and children. They appear also to have taken a circuitous route. See on Ezr 8:24-32 (note).

John Gill on Ezra 7:9

For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon,.... The month Nisan, answering to part of March and part of April; this was New Year's day: and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem; the first of the month Ab, as in the preceding verse; so that he was just four months on his journey: according to the good hand of his God upon him; his power and providence, which gave him and his company health and strength, supplied them with everything necessary, directed, protected, and defended them, and brought them in safety to their journey's end.

The Church Fathers

And on the first day of the fifth month, he came to Jerusalem, etc. That is to say, he was confirmed by divine grace and protection, because he was completing a successful journey. Likewise, in the mystical sense, the mediator of God and men, according to the good hand of his God upon him, that is, according to the disposition of divine power, which was in him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself (II Cor. V). Indeed, that hand was over him, according to the fact that he was made man. Hence he said: The Father is greater than I (John XIV). For greater is the divinity, not only of the Father but also of Christ Himself, and of the Holy Spirit, which is one. By that same hand of divine power, exalted in passion, he ascended to the walls of the heavenly city, showing this ascent path to his followers who humbly follow him.
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Ezra 7:9

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:8

John Gill on Ezra 7:9

The Church Fathers

Ezra 7:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:8

John Gill on Ezra 7:9

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 7:9

Rashi on Ezra 7:9