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Ezra 7:8–9

Ezra y came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the seventh year of the king. He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month z and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month a since the gracious hand of his God was on him. b

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Ezra 7:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylonia, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Ezra 7:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August of that year. He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year, and he arrived at Jerusalem on August 4, for the gracious hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of Artaxerxes’ seventh year as king. Ezra had left Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, because God was helping him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Ezra 7:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Ezra 7:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

In that same year in the fifth month, Ezra arrived in Jerusalem. He had left Babylon on the first day of the first month, and on the first day of the fifth month, he arrived in Jerusalem, since his God was good to him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. On the first day of the first month the journey up from Babylon was begun, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. For on the first day of the first month he began the journey from Babylonia; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king’s rule. Ezra had begun his journey from Babylonia on the first day of the first month. He arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month. That’s because the gracious hand of his God helped him.

Ezra 7:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.

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


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