Ezra

Ezra 7:8–9

⁸Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. ⁹He had begun the 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 upon him.

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Ezra 7:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ezra arrived	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
in the fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י	ha·ḥă·mî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית	haš·šə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	שְׁנַ֥ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of the king	לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

Ezra 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had begun	יְסֻ֔ד	yə·suḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3246 foundation, beginning
the journey	הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה	ham·ma·‘ă·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4609 what comes up
from Babylon	מִבָּבֶ֑ל	mib·bā·ḇel	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
on the first	בְּאֶחָד֙	bə·’e·ḥāḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the first	הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
and he arrived	בָּ֚א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
on the first	וּבְאֶחָ֞ד	ū·ḇə·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day of the fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁ֗י	ha·ḥă·mî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
for the gracious	הַטּוֹבָ֥ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
hand	כְּיַד־	kə·yaḏ-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of his God	אֱלֹהָ֖יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
was upon him	עָלָֽיו׃	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.