Ezra 8:31

“And we set out from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our Elohim was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and of the one lying in ambush along the way.”

Ezra 8:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 8:31, word by word

And we set outנִּסְעָnisa

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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from the riverנְּהַרnehar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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Ahavaאַהֲוָאahava

Ahava

Ahava: the name of a place and of a river or canal of Babylonia, where Ezra gathered those who were going up to Jerusalem and proclaimed a fast.

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on the twelfthשְׁנֵיםshenem

double

Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.

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on the twelfthעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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of the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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wasהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and he delivered usיַּצִּילֵyatsile

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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from the handכַּףkaf

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

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of the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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and of the one lying in ambushאוֹרֵבorev

lie in wait

Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.

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the wayדָּרֶךְdarech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

30And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our Elohim.

31 · This verse (above)

32And we came to Jerusalem and stayed there three days.

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