Verse List for EZRA 5:9

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OET (OET-RV) “Then we asked those elders, ‘Who gave you all permission to rebuild this temple?’

OET-LV then we _asked to_the_elders these as _follows we _said to_them[fn][fn] who did _he _make for_you(pl) a _decree the_house this to_build and_the_structure this to_finish.

ULT Then we asked these elders, we said thus to them, ‘Who set a decree for you to build this house and to complete this structure?’

UST So we asked the Jewish leaders, ‘Who has permitted you to rebuild this temple?’

BSB & MSB So we questioned the elders and asked “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

NET We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’

LSV Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who has made for you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

FBV We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’

T4T “We asked the Jewish leaders, ‘Who has permitted you to rebuild this temple and put furnishings in it?’

LEB 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?’

BBE Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

Moff We put this question to the sheikhs there, ‘Who gave you any orders to build this temple and to finish this structure?’

JPS Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

ASV Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

DRA And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?

YLT 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?

Drby Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

RV Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

SLT 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?

Wbstr Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?

KJB-1769 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

KJB-1611 Then asked we those Elders, and said vnto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make vp these walles?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Then asked we the elders, and saide vnto them as it foloweth: Who commaunded you to builde this house, and to make vp the walles thereof?
(Then asked we the elders, and said unto them as it followeth/follows: Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up the walls thereof?)

Gnva Then asked we those Elders, and sayd vnto them thus, Who hath giuen you commandement to buylde this house, and to lay the foundation of these walles?
(Then asked we those Elders, and said unto them thus, Who hath/has given you commandment to build this house, and to lay the foundation of these walls?)

Cvdl Neuertheles we axed the Elders and sayde vnto them: Who hath comaunded you to buylde this house, and to make vp the walles therof?
(Nevertheless we askd the Elders and said unto them: Who hath/has commanded you to build this house, and to make up the walls thereof?)

Wycl Therfor we axiden tho elde men, and thus we seiden to hem, Who yaf to you power to bilde this hows, and to restore these wallis?
(Therefore we asked those old men, and thus we said to them, Who gave to you power to build this house, and to restore these walls?)

Luth Wir aber haben die Ältesten gefragt und zu ihnen gesagt also: Wer hat euch befohlen, dies Haus zu bauen und seine Mauern zu machen?
(We but have the elders gefragt and to/for to_them said also: Who has you ordered, this/these house to/for build and his walls to/for make?)

ClVg Interrogavimus ergo senes illos, et ita diximus eis: Quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc ædificaretis, et muros hos instauraretis?
(Interrogavimus therefore old_people those, and so/thus we_said to_them: Who he_gave to_you(pl) power as house/home this would_buildis, and the_walls these to_establishtis?)

UHB אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֨לְנָא֙ לְ⁠שָׂבַיָּ֣⁠א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּ⁠הֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְ⁠כֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤⁠א דְנָה֙ לְ⁠מִבְנְיָ֔ה וְ⁠אֻשַּׁרְנָ֥⁠א דְנָ֖ה לְ⁠שַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Τότε ἠρωτήσαμεν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἐκείνους, καὶ οὕτως εἴπαμεν αὐτοῖς, τίς ἔθηκεν ὑμῖν γνώμην τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον οἰκοδομῆσαι, καὶ τὴν χορηγίαν ταύτην καταρτίσασθαι;

BrTr Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?