EZRA 5:11 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And thus is the answer they returned us, saying, ‘We are servants of him who is the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it and completed it.

UST This is what they told us in reply. They said, ‘We serve the God who created heaven and earth. We are rebuilding his temple, which a great king of Israel originally completed many years ago.

BSB ¶ And this is the answer they returned:
¶ “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEB 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.

NET 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.

LSV And thus they have returned us word, saying, We [are] servants of the God of the heavens and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:

FBV This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.

T4T “But instead of telling us their leaders’ names, what they said was, ‘We serve the God who created the heaven and the earth. Many years ago a great king who ruled us Israeli people told our ancestors to build a temple here, and now we are rebuilding it.

LEB 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.

BBE 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.

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JPS 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 finished.

ASV 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.

DRA And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.

YLT '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:

DBY And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the [fn]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.

5.11 Elohim

RV 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 finished.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.

BB But they aunswered vs with these wordes, and saide: We are the seruauntes of him that is God of heauen and earth, and builde the house that was builded of olde and many yeres ago, which the great king of Israel builded, and set vp.
(But they answered us with these words, and said: We are the servants of him that is God of heaven and earth, and builde the house that was builded of old and many years ago, which the great king of Israel builded, and set up.)

GNV But they answered vs thus, and sayd, We are the seruants of the God of heauen and earth, and buylde the house that was buylt of olde and many yeeres ago, which a great King of Israel builded, and founded it.
(But they answered us thus, and said, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and buylde the house that was buylt of old and many years ago, which a great King of Israel builded, and founded it. )

CB But they answered vs wt these wordes, and sayde: We are the seruautes of the God of heauen and earth, and buylde the house yt was buylded many yeares agoo, which a greate kynge of Israel buylded and set vp.
(But they answered us with these words, and said: We are the servantes of the God of heaven and earth, and buylde the house it was buylded many years agoo, which a great king of Israel buylded and set up.)

WYC Sotheli thei answeriden bi sich word, and seiden, We ben the seruauntis of God of heuene and of erthe; and we bilden the temple that was bildid bifor these many yeeris, and `which temple the greet kyng of Israel `hadde bildid, and maad.
(Truly they answeredn by such word, and said, We been the servants of God of heaven and of earth; and we bilden the temple that was bildid before these many yearis, and `which temple the great king of Israel `hadde bildid, and made.)

LUT Sie aber gaben uns solche Worte zur Antwort und sprachen: Wir sind Knechte des Gottes Himmels und der Erde und bauen das Haus, das vorhin vor vielen Jahren gebauet war, das ein großer König Israels gebauet hat und aufgerichtet.
(They/She but gaben uns solche Worte zur answer and said: Wir are Knechte the God’s heavens and the earth and bauen the Haus, the vorhin before/in_front_of vielen yearsn gebauet war, the a großer king Israels gebauet has and aufgerichtet.)

CLV Hujuscemodi autem sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes: Nos sumus servi Dei cæli et terræ, et ædificamus templum, quod erat exstructum ante hos annos multos, quodque rex Israël magnus ædificaverat, et exstruxerat.
(Huyuscemodi however sermonem responderunt nobis dicentes: Nos sumus servi God cæli and terræ, and ædificamus templum, that was exstructum before hos years multos, quodque rex Israël big ædificaverat, and exstruxerat. )

BRN And they answered us thus, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.

BrLXX Καὶ τοιοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα ἀπεκρίθησαν ἡμῖν, λέγοντες, ἡμεῖς ἐσμὲν δοῦλοι τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἰκοδομοῦμεν τὸν οἶκον ὃς ἦν ᾠκοδομημένος πρὸ τούτου ἔτη πολλὰ, καὶ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ μέγας ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτὸν, καὶ κατηρτίσατο αὐτὸν αὐτοῖς.
(Kai toiouto to ɽaʸma apekrithaʸsan haʸmin, legontes, haʸmeis esmen douloi tou Theou tou ouranou kai taʸs gaʸs, kai oikodomoumen ton oikon hos aʸn ōkodomaʸmenos pro toutou etaʸ polla, kai basileus tou Israaʸl megas ōkodomaʸsen auton, kai kataʸrtisato auton autois. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹ⁠הִי֩ דִֽי־אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜⁠א וְ⁠אַרְעָ֗⁠א

we are servants,him that god_of the=heavens and,earth,the

The Jewish leaders describe themselves as servants of God because they are speaking of a superior with humility and respect. However, in this context, the expression is also an idiom that indicates that this is the God whom they worship. Alternate translation: “We worship the God who created heaven and earth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜⁠א וְ⁠אַרְעָ֗⁠א

god_of the=heavens and,earth,the

The implications of this phrase are that God created heaven and earth and therefore rightfully rules over them. Alternate translation: “is the God who created heaven and earth and rules over them.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָ⁠א֙

and,rebuilding temple,the

House means the temple. This seems to be an abbreviated way of saying the “house of God,” a figurative description of the temple as the place where God lived. Alternate translation: “and we are rebuilding the temple”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וּ⁠מֶ֤לֶךְ לְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖⁠הִי וְ⁠שַׁכְלְלֵֽ⁠הּ

and,king of,Israel great//chief/captain built,which and,finished,him

In this section of the book, completed is another way of saying built when the two words are used together. (Review the note about this at 4:12 if that would be helpful.) So the Jewish elders are expressing a single idea by using two words connected with and. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with a single word. Alternate translation: “which a great king of Israel constructed”

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