Ezra 7:9

7:9 On the first day of the first month he had determined to make ¹  the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, ²  for the good hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 3:6

3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. However, the Lord’s temple was not at that time established. ³ 

Ezra 6:19

6:19 ⁴  The exiles ⁵  observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Ezra 10:17

10:17 and on the first day of the first month they finished considering all the men who had married foreign wives.

Ezra 8:31

8:31 On the twelfth day of the first month we began traveling from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from our enemy and from bandits ⁶  along the way.

Ezra 10:16

10:16 So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out ⁷  by name men who were leaders in their family groups. ⁸  They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

[7:9]  ¹ tc The translation reads יִסַּד (yissad, “he appointed” [= determined]) rather than the reading יְסֻד (yÿsud, “foundation”) of the MT. (The words “to make” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.)

[7:9]  ² sn Apparently it took the caravan almost four months to make the five hundred mile journey.

[3:6]  ³ tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.

[6:19]  ⁵ sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (4:8–6:18) back to Hebrew. Aramaic will again be used in Ezra 7:12-26.

[6:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.” So also in v. 20.

[8:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “from the hand of the enemy and the one who lies in wait.” Some modern English versions render the latter phrase as “ambushes” (cf. NASB, NRSV).

[10:16]  ⁹ tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּבְדֵּל לוֹ (vayyavdel lo, “separated for himself”) rather than the Niphal plural וַיִּבָּדְלוּ (vayyibbadÿlu, “were separated”) of the MT.

[10:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers, to the house of their fathers, and all of them by name.”