Ezra 8:32

32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.

Ezra 8:32 in Other Translations

32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

32 We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.

32 So we arrived safely in Jerusalem, where we rested for three days.

32 We arrived in Jerusalem and waited there three days.

32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

32 When we reached Jerusalem, we rested for three days.

32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.

32 So we arrived in Jerusalem. There we rested for three days.

Ezra 8:32 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:32

And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
] Before they went about any business, delivered what was committed to them for the use of the temple, and the commissions to the king's officers; as it was but proper they should have some rest after such a fatiguing journey.

Ezra 8:32 In-Context

30 Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.

32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.

33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.

34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 40:13; Nehemiah 2:11