Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus they
King James Version
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Holman Bible
This is the reply they gave us:
We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
International Standard Version
In answer they responded, "We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the Temple that was built many years ago by a great king of Israel.
A Conservative Version
And thus they returned us an answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. And are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
American Standard Version
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.
Amplified
They replied, ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple which was erected many years ago, which a
Bible in Basic English
And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.
Darby Translation
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.
Julia Smith Translation
And thus they returned us word, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built of old these many years, and a great king to Israel built and completed.
King James 2000
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And this is the answer they returned to us: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built formerly many years ago, [which] a great king of Israel had built and finished.
Modern King James verseion
And they returned this answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of Heaven and earth. And we build the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But they answered us with these words, and said, 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
NET Bible
They responded to us in the following way: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.
New Heart English Bible
Thus they returned us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
The Emphasized Bible
And, thus, returned they, answer, to us saying, - We, are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and are building the house which was built these many years ago, which, a great king of Israel, built and completed.
Webster
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was erected these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.
World English Bible
Thus they returned us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
Youngs Literal Translation
And thus they have returned us word, saying, We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:
Themes
Courage » Instances of the courage of conviction » The jews, in returning answer to tatnai
Temple » The second » Restored by zerubbabel
The Second Temple » Tatnai the governor wrote to darius to know if the building had his sanction
Interlinear
B@na' (Aramaic)
בּנה בּנא
B@na' (Aramaic)
Usage: 22
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 5:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Temple Restoration Resumed
10
We also asked them their names so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head.
11 Thus they
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 24:15
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or
1 Kings 6:1-7
2 Chronicles 3:1-5
Psalm 119:46
And shall not be ashamed.
Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the
Jonah 1:9
He said to them, “I am a
Matthew 10:32
Luke 12:8
Acts 27:23
For this very night
Romans 1:16
For I am not
Romans 6:16
Do you not
Galatians 6:14
But