Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Then we asked these old men, thus we said to them, Who set to you a decree to build this house and to complete this wall?
New American Standard Bible
Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
King James Version
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
Holman Bible
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”
International Standard Version
We asked the elders, "Who authorized you to build this Temple and to reinforce these walls?"
A Conservative Version
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
American Standard Version
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
Amplified
Then we asked those elders, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
Bible in Basic English
Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
Darby Translation
Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
King James 2000
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them, Who commanded you to build this house, and to complete these walls?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then we asked those elders and said this to them, 'Who issued forth to you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
Modern King James verseion
Then we asked those elders and said this to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to make these walls?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless, we asked the Elders and said unto them, 'Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up the walls thereof?'
NET Bible
We inquired of those elders, asking them, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?'
New Heart English Bible
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"
The Emphasized Bible
Then asked we of these elders, thus, we said to them, - Who hath issued to you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?
Webster
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
World English Bible
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?
Themes
Temple » The second » Restored by zerubbabel
The Second Temple » Tatnai the governor wrote to darius to know if the building had his sanction
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Temple Restoration Resumed
8 To be known to the king that we went to the Judah province, to the house of the great God; and it was building with stone of rolling, and wood being set up in the walls; and this work being diligently done, and prospering in their hands. 9 Then we asked these old men, thus we said to them, Who set to you a decree to build this house and to complete this wall? 10 And also we asked their names for them to make known to thee that we shall write the name of the men that were among their heads.
Names
Cross References
Ezra 5:3-4
In that time came to them Tatnai, prefect beyond the river, and ShetharBozni and their colleagues, and thus they said to them, Who set up to you a decree to build this house, and to complete this wall?