Verse List for EZRA 4:1

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OET (OET-RV) Now the enemies of Yehudah and Benyamin heard that the Israelis who’d come back from exile were building a temple for Yisrael’s god Yahweh.

OET-LV and_ the _foes _of _they _heard of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Binyāmīn if/because _that the _children _of the _exile a _temple were_building to/for_YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

ULT Now the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the exile were building a temple for Yahweh, the God of Israel.

UST The enemies of the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin learned that the Israelites who had returned from Babylon were rebuilding the temple for Yahweh, the God whom the people of Israel worship.

BSB & MSB When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel,

NET When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

LSV And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to YHWH, God of Israel,

FBV The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.

T4T The enemies of the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin heard that the Israeli people who had returned from Babylonia were rebuilding a temple for Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people worshiped.

LEB Now the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the _⌊returned exiles_⌋[fn] were building a temple for Yahweh the God of Israel.

BBE Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel;

Moff When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple to the Eternal the God of Israel,

JPS Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;

ASV Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel;

DRA Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.

YLT And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

Drby And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the [fn]God of Israel;

RV Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;
(Now when the adversaries of Yudah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;)

SLT And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin will hear that the sons of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah God of Israel;

Wbstr Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel;

KJB-1769 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;[fn]
(Now when the adversaries of Yudah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;)

KJB-1611 ¶ Now when the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin, heard that [fn]the children of the captiuitie builded the Temple vnto the LORD God of Israel:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps But the aduersaries of Iuda and Beniamin, heard that the children of the captiuitie builded the temple vnto the Lorde God of Israel:
(But the adversaries of Yudah and Benyamin, heard that the children of the captivity built the temple unto the Lord God of Israel:)

Gnva Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Temple vnto the Lord God of Israel.
(But the adversaries of Yudah and Benyamin heard, that the children of the captivity built the Temple unto the Lord God of Israel.)

Cvdl But whan the aduersaries of Iuda and Ben Iamin herde, that the children of the captiuyte buylded the teple vnto the LORDE God of Israel,
(But when the adversaries of Yudah and Benyamin herd/heard, that the children of the captivity built the temple unto the LORD God of Israel,)

Wycl Forsothe the enemyes of Juda and of Beniamyn herden, that the sones of caitifte bildiden a temple to the Lord God of Israel;
(For_certain/Truly the enemies of Yudah and of Benyamin heard, that the sons of captivity built a temple to the Lord God of Israel;)

Luth Da aber die Widersacher Judas und Benjamins höreten, daß die Kinder des Gefängnisses dem HErr’s, dem GOtt Israels, den Tempel baueten,
(So but the adversary Yudas and Benyamins heard, that the children the prison/jail to_him LORD’s, to_him God Israel’s, the temple built,)

ClVg Audierunt autem hostes Judæ et Benjamin, quia filii captivitatis ædificarent templum Domino Deo Israël:[fn]
(Listenerunt however enemies Yudah and Benyamin, because children captivity to_buildnt the_temple/sanctuary Master to_God Israel:)

UHB וַֽ⁠יִּשְׁמְע֔וּ צָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּ⁠בִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּֽי־בְנֵ֤י הַ⁠גּוֹלָה֙ בּוֹנִ֣ים הֵיכָ֔ל לַ⁠יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ θλίβοντες Ἰούδα καὶ Βενιαμὶν, ὅτι υἱοὶ τῆς ἀποικίας οἰκοδομοῦσιν οἶκον τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ Ἰσραὴλ,

BrTr And they that afflicted Juda and Benjamin heard, that the children of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel.