Ezra 7:9 — Bible Verse (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.”

Ezra 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Ezra 7:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Ezra 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him.”

Ezra 7:9 — World English Bible

Ezra 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 7:9 — American Standard Version

Ezra 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Ezra 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 7:9 — Darby Translation

Ezra 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For vpon the first day of the first moneth began he to goe vp from Babel, and on the first day of the fift moneth came he to Ierusalem, according to the good hande of his God that was vpon him.”

Ezra 7:9 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 7:9 in Context — Ezra 7

7 Plusieurs des enfants d’Israël, des sacrificateurs et des Lévites, des chantres, des portiers, et des Néthiniens, vinrent aussi à Jérusalem, la septième année du roi Artaxerxès.

8 Esdras arriva à Jérusalem au cinquième mois de la septième année du roi;

9 il était parti de Babylone le premier jour du premier mois, et il arriva à Jérusalem le premier jour du cinquième mois, la bonne main de son Dieu étant sur lui.

10 Car Esdras avait appliqué son cœur à étudier et à mettre en pratique la loi de l’Éternel, et à enseigner au milieu d’Israël les lois et les ordonnances.

11 Voici la copie de la lettre donnée par le roi Artaxerxès à Esdras, sacrificateur et scribe, enseignant les commandements et les lois de l’Éternel concernant Israël:

Read the full chapter: Ezra 7 — Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts →

What Does Ezra 7:9 Mean?

Ezra 7:9 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free