Ezra 3:1

Ezra 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Context of Ezra 3:1

When the seventh month came and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God. 3So they set up the altar on its [old] foundation, for they were terrified because of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, morning and evening.

Ezra 3:1 word by word

וַיִּגַּע֙ הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּעָרִ֑ים ס וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם כְּאִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• was comeנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• and the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• gathered themselves togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Ezra 3:1

• Exodus 23:14“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast [dedicated] to Me.
• Leviticus 16:29“This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month (nearly October) on the tenth day of the month you shall humble yourselves [by fasting] and not do any work, whether the native-born or the stranger who lives temporarily among you;
• Leviticus 23:24“Say to the children of Israel, ‘On the first day of the seventh month (almost October), you shall observe a day of solemn sabbatical rest, a memorial day announced by the blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
• Numbers 29:1‘On the first day of the seventh month, you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly; you shall do no laborious work. It will be for you a day of blowing the trumpets (the shophar, ram’s horn).
• Nehemiah 8:2So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
• Judges 20:1Then all the sons of Israel from Dan [in the north] to Beersheba [in the south], including the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah.
• Nehemiah 8:1Then all the people gathered together as one man at the open square in front of the Water Gate; and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.
• Zephaniah 3:9Then I will give to the peoples [clear and pure speech from] purified lips [which reflect their purified hearts], That all of them may call on the name of the Lord, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder (united).
• Acts 2:46Day after day they met in the temple [area] continuing with one mind, and breaking bread in various private homes. They were eating their meals together with joy and generous hearts,
• Acts 4:32Now the company of believers was of one heart and soul, and not one [of them] claimed that anything belonging to him was [exclusively] his own, but everything was common property and for the use of all.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].

Commentaries on Ezra 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When the seventh month was come - The month Tisri, which answers to the latter part of our September, and beginning of October. It seems that the Israelites had left Babylon about the spring of the year; that on their arrival at Jerusalem they constructed themselves huts and sheds to lodge in among the ruins, in which they must have spent some months. After this they rebuilt the altar of burnt-offerings, and kept the feast of tabernacles, which happened…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The seventh month - i. e., the month Tisri (nearly our September), the most sacred month in the Jewish year Exodus 23:16; Leviticus 23:24-41.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The altar and festivals. (1-7) The foundations of the temple laid. (8-13) Verses 1-7 From the proceedings of the Jews on their arrival, let us learn to begin with God, and to do what we can in the worship of God, when we cannot do what we would. They could not at once have a temple, but they would not be without an altar. Fear of danger should stir us to our duty. Have we many enemies? Then it is good to have God our Friend, and to keep up communion with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Festivals in early autumn (literally in the seventh month) included the Feast of Trumpets (see Leviticus 23:23–25), the Day of Atonement (see Leviticus 16), and the Feast of Tabernacles (see Leviticus 23:34–36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. when the seventh month was come--The departure of the returning exiles from Babylon took place in the spring. For some time after their arrival they were occupied in the necessary work of rearing habitations to themselves amid the ruins of Jerusalem and its neighborhood. This preliminary work being completed, they addressed themselves to rebuild the altar of burnt offering. As the seventh month of the sacred year was at hand--corresponding to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 3:1

• Altar
• Ethanim
• Month
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Ordinance
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Atonement, Day of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Senaah

Commentaries on Ezra 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings