The Meaning of Ezra 7:8 Explained

Ezra 7:8

KJV: And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

YLT: And he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that is in the seventh year of the king,

Darby: And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

ASV: And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

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What is the context of Ezra 7:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which [was] in the seventh year of the king.

What does Ezra 7:8 Mean?

Study Notes

fifth month
i.e. August.

Context Summary

Ezra 7:1-18 - A Missionary Journey

An interval of sixty years intervened between the events of Ezra 6:1-22 and Ezra 7:1-28, and in that time the history recorded in the book of Esther took place. This chapter is full of helpful thoughts. Note the description of Ezra's character-A ready scribe- Ezra 7:6. He not only knew the Law, but he set his heart to seek and do, Ezra 7:10. The only way to understand Scripture is to be prepared to do it. What a contrast to Matthew 23:3! Let us not resemble the finger-post, which directs the traveler, but stirs not a step along the road it points. Note the secret of Ezra's success, the good hand of God. This is a characteristic phrase of Ezra and Nehemiah. That hand answers prayer, Ezra 7:6; speeds our way, as much in railway trains as in caravans, Ezra 7:9; and strengthens us for service, Ezra 7:28. The strong, tender hand of God is laid on our hands, as a father's on those of the son learning to draw a bow, Genesis 49:24. And when God's hand is on us, it is also on others, preparing them to cooperate. When God needs an instrument, He will come to men of Ezra's spirit. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 7

¹ Ezra goes up to Jerusalem
¹¹ The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra
²⁷ Ezra blesses God for this favor

What do the individual words in Ezra 7:8 mean?

And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the month fifth that [was] in year the seventh of the king

וַיָּבֹ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י הִ֛יא שְׁנַ֥ת הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית לַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיָּבֹ֥א	And Ezra came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	to Jerusalem
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	in the month
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י	fifth
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: חֲמִישִׁי Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
הִ֛יא	that [was]
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
שְׁנַ֥ת	in year
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית	the seventh
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular Root: שְׁבִיעִי Sense: seventh.
לַמֶּֽלֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

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