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Ezra 7:9

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7:9On the first day of the first month he had determined to make5 the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem,6 for the good hand of his God was on him.

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  1. 5 The translation reads יִסַּד (yissad, “he appointed” [= determined]) rather than the reading יְסֻד (yésud, “foundation”) of the . (The words “to make” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.)
  2. 6 Apparently it took the caravan almost four months to make the five hundred mile journey.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month since the gracious hand of his God was on him.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.