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Ezra Chapter 7 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Ezra 7:8

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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BBE Ezra 7:8

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king's rule.
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DARBY Ezra 7:8

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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KJV Ezra 7:8

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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WBT Ezra 7:8

And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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WEB Ezra 7:8

He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
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YLT Ezra 7:8

And he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that `is in' the seventh year of the king,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month. From the ninth verse it appears that the first day of the first month - the opening day of the year - was selected for the commencement of the journey. This was no doubt viewed as an auspicious day for beginning an important undertaking. The time occupied on the way was exactly four months, which is longer than might have been supposed to be necessary. Herodotus reckoned it a three months journey from Sardis to Susa (ver. 53), and the younger Cyrus conducted an army from Ephesus to Cunaxa, near Babylon, in ninety- three marching days (Xen, 'Anab' 2 1, § 6) - the distance in either case being considerably more than that from Babylon to Jerusalem, even supposing the route followed to have been by Balis and Aleppo. But a caravan, like an army, requires rests; and we hear of one such rest at Ahava (Ezra 8:15). Cyrus gave his troops more days of rest than of movement, and took half the year to reach Cunaxa from Ephesus. We need not be surprised, therefore, that Ezra's journey occupied four months. Some delay must almost certainly have been caused by the perils of the route (see Ezra 8:31).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) In the seventh year.--The repeated notes of time must be marked. The journey itself comes afterwards: it is here indicated as having occupied four months. Ezra's company also is summarised beforehand, according to the manner of this book.