The Meaning of Ezra 7:9 Explained

Ezra 7:9

KJV: 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.

YLT: for on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him,

Darby: For upon the first of the first month the project of going up from Babylon was determined on, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezra 7:9 Mean?

Study Notes

first month i.e. April.
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 7:9 mean?

For On the first [day] of the month first he began [his] journey from Babylon and on the first [day] fifth he came to Jerusalem according to hand of his God the good upon him
כִּ֗י בְּאֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן ה֣וּא יְסֻ֔ד הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וּבְאֶחָ֞ד הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י בָּ֚א אֶל־ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּיַד־ אֱלֹהָ֖יו הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽיו

בְּאֶחָד֙  On  the  first  [day] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ  of  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
יְסֻ֔ד  began 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יְסֻד  
Sense: a beginning, foundation, that being founded.
הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה  [his]  journey 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַעֲלָה 
Sense: what comes up, thoughts.
מִבָּבֶ֑ל  from  Babylon 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וּבְאֶחָ֞ד  and  on  the  first  [day] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י  fifth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: חֲמִישִׁי  
Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
בָּ֚א  he  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם  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.
כְּיַד־  according  to  hand 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אֱלֹהָ֖יו  of  his  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
הַטּוֹבָ֥ה  the  good 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
עָלָֽיו  upon  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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