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Ezra 8

Esd. 8:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then we departed
naca` (Hebrew #5265)
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
KJV usage: cause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), X still, be on his (go their) way.
Pronounce: naw-sah'
Origin: a primitive root
from the river
nahar (Hebrew #5104)
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
KJV usage: flood, river.
Pronounce: naw-hawr'
Origin: from 5102
of Ahava
'Ahava' (Hebrew #163)
Ahava, a river of Babylonia
KJV usage: Ahava.
Pronounce: a-hav-aw'
Origin: probably of foreign origin
on the twelfth
`asar (Hebrew #6240)
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
KJV usage: (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
Pronounce: aw-sawr'
Origin: for 6235
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
day of the first
ri'shown (Hebrew #7223)
from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Pronounce: ree-shone'
Origin: or riishon {ree-shone'}
month
chodesh (Hebrew #2320)
the new moon; by implication, a month
KJV usage: month(-ly), new moon.
Pronounce: kho'-desh
Origin: from 2318
, to go
yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
unto Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim (Hebrew #3389)
a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of 3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) 3384 and 7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
KJV usage: Jerusalem.
Pronounce: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
Origin: rarely Yruwshalayim {yer-oo- shaw-lah'-yim}
: andm the hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
of our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
was upon us, and he delivered
natsal (Hebrew #5337)
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
KJV usage: X at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, X without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, X surely, take (out).
Pronounce: naw-tsal'
Origin: a primitive root
us from the hand
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
of the enemy
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
, and of such as lay in wait
'arab (Hebrew #693)
to lurk
KJV usage: (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
by the way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
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Esd. 7:28• 28E inclinó hacia mí su misericordia delante del rey y de sus consultores, y de todos los príncipes poderosos del rey. Y yo, confortado según la mano de mi Dios sobre mí, junté los principales de Israel para que subiesen conmigo. (Esd. 7:28)

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the river of Ahava.
Esd. 8:15,21• 15Y juntélos junto al río que viene á Ahava, y reposamos allí tres días: y habiendo buscado entre el pueblo y entre los sacerdotes, no hallé allí de los hijos de Leví.
 21Y publiqué ayuno allí junto al río de Ahava, para afligirnos delante de nuestro Dios, para solicitar de él camino derecho para nosotros, y para nuestros niños, y para toda nuestra hacienda. (Esd. 8:15,21)
the hand.
Esd. 8:22• 22Porque tuve vergüenza de pedir al rey tropa y gente de á caballo que nos defendiesen del enemigo en el camino: porque habíamos hablado al rey, diciendo: La mano de nuestro Dios es para bien sobre todos los que le buscan; mas su fortaleza y su furor sobre todos los que le dejan. (Esd. 8:22)
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Esd. 7:9,28• 9Porque el día primero del primer mes fué el principio de la partida de Babilonia, y al primero del mes quinto llegó á Jerusalem, según la buena mano de su Dios sobre él
 28E inclinó hacia mí su misericordia delante del rey y de sus consultores, y de todos los príncipes poderosos del rey. Y yo, confortado según la mano de mi Dios sobre mí, junté los principales de Israel para que subiesen conmigo. (Esd. 7:9,28)
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Job 5:19‑24• 19En seis tribulaciones te librará, Y en la séptima no te tocará el mal.
 20En el hambre te redimirá de la muerte, Y en la guerra de las manos de la espada.
 21Del azote de la lengua serás encubierto; Ni temerás de la destrucción cuando viniere.
 22De la destrucción y del hambre te reirás, Y no temerás de las bestias del campo:
 23Pues aun con las piedras del campo tendrás tu concierto, Y las bestias del campo te serán pacíficas.
 24Y sabrás que hay paz en tu tienda; Y visitarás tu morada, y no pecarás. (Job 5:19‑24)
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Sal. 91:9‑14• 9Porque tú has puesto á Jehová, que es mi esperanza. Al Altísimo por tu habitación,
 10No te sobrevendrá mal, Ni plaga tocará tu morada.
 11Pues que á sus ángeles mandará acerca de ti, Que te guarden en todos tus caminos.
 12En las manos te llevarán, Porque tu pie no tropiece en piedra.
 13Sobre el león y el basilisco pisarás; Hollarás al cachorro del león y al dragón.
 14Por cuanto en mí ha puesto su voluntad, yo también lo libraré: Pondrélo en alto, por cuanto ha conocido mi nombre. (Sal. 91:9‑14)
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Is. 41:10‑14• 10No temas, que yo soy contigo; no desmayes, que yo soy tu Dios que te esfuerzo: siempre te ayudaré, siempre te sustentaré con la diestra de mi justicia.
 11He aquí que todos los que se airan contra ti, serán avergonzados y confundidos: serán como nada y perecerán, los que contienden contigo.
 12Los buscarás, y no los hallarás, los que tienen contienda contigo, serán como nada, y como cosa que no es, aquellos que te hacen guerra.
 13Porque yo Jehová soy tu Dios, que te ase de tu mano derecha, y te dice: No temas, yo te ayudé.
 14No temas, gusano de Jacob, oh vosotros los pocos de Israel; yo te socorrí, dice Jehová, y tu Redentor el Santo de Israel. (Is. 41:10‑14)
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Hch. 25:3• 3Pidiendo gracia contra él, que le hiciese traer á Jerusalem, poniendo ellos asechanzas para matarle en el camino. (Hch. 25:3)
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Hch. 26:22• 22Mas ayudado del auxilio de Dios, persevero hasta el día de hoy, dando testimonio á pequeños y á grandes, no diciendo nada fuera de las cosas que los profetas y Moisés dijeron que habían de venir: (Hch. 26:22)
and he delivered.Ezra and his company had now entered upon a journey of several hundred miles through the desert, which they were nearly four months in completing, encumbered with families and possessions, and carrying large treasures with them, which would invite the attempts of the Arabian hordes, and others, that infested that neighbourhood; yet, having declared to the king, "that the hand of God was upon all them for good that seek him, and that his power and wrath were against all them that forsook him," (ver. 22,) he determined to travel without a guard, except that of the Almighty, being ashamed to ask any other, after his former avowed confidence in Him!
Having, therefore, humbled themselves before the Lord, and besought his guidance and protection, he was intreated by them, their enemies were restrained or disabled, and they arrived unmolested at Jerusalem.
• In chapter 7:9 it is said that they began to go up upon the first day of the first month, this being the probable date of gathering the people to the river Ahava (chap. 8:15). The actual journey occupied therefore a little less than four months, and Ezra testifies that God safely guided them through all its perils and dangers. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 8” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.