Ezra 3:1

When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites ¹  were living ²  in their ³  towns, the people assembled ⁴  in ⁵  Jerusalem. ⁶ 

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.

Now when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Now in early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled together as one person in Jerusalem.

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled into their towns, the people assembled together in Jerusalem.

And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people came together like one man to Jerusalem.

When the seventh month came, and the Israelites were in the towns, the people gathered together in Jerusalem.

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.

When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites ¹  were living ²  in their ³  towns, the people assembled ⁴  in ⁵  Jerusalem. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

² tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).

³ tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew MSS and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the MT. Cf. Neh 7:72 HT [7:73 ET].

⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “to.”

⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.