And we set outוַנִּסְעָהfrom the riverמִנְּהַרAhavaאַהֲוָאon the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרof the firstלַ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonthחֹדֶשׁto goלָלֶכֶתto Jerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלִָםand the handוְיַדof our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּwasהָיְתָהupon us,עָלֵינוּand he delivered usוַיַּצִּילֵנוּfrom the handמִכַּףof the enemyאוֹיֵבand of the one lying in ambushוְאוֹרֵבalongעַלthe way.הַדָּרֶךְ
Ezra 8:31
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:31, word by word
- And we set outנִּסְעָnisa
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “nisa” appears- from the riverנְּהַרnehar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nehar” appears- 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.
Where else “ahava” appears- on the twelfthשְׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- on the twelfthעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- of the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- to goלֶכֶתlechet
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechet” appears- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- wasהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- and he delivered usיַּצִּילֵyatsile
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsile” appears- from the handכַּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears- of the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- and of the one lying in ambushאוֹרֵבorev
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orev” appears- the wayדָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.