Greek Esdras 2:21 — compare Bible translations

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OET (OET-RV) “I’ve read the letter which you’ve sent to me. Therefore I commanded to make search, and it’s been found that that city of old time has fought against kings,

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BrLXX ἀλλὰ προσφωνῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅπως ἂν φαίνηταί σοι, ἐπισκεφθῇ ἐν τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν πατέρων σου βιβλίοις.
(alla prosfōnaʸsai tōi kuriōi basilei, hopōs an fainaʸtai soi, episkefthaʸ en tois apo tōn paterōn sou bibliois.)

BrTr but to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure, it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers:

WEBBE but to speak to our lord the king, to the intent that, if it is your pleasure, search may be made in the books of your ancestors.

DRA No DRA GES 2:26 book available

RV but to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure, search may be made in the books of thy fathers:
(but to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy/your pleasure, search may be made in the books of thy/your fathers:)

KJB-1769 But to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers:
(But to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy/your pleasure it may be sought out in the books of thy/your fathers:)

KJB-1611 But to speake vnto our lord the king, to the intent that if it be thy pleasure, it may be sought out in the bookes of thy fathers:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl (GES 2:26) I haue rad the lettre, that thou sentist to me. Therfor I comaundide it to be souyt; and it was founden, that thilke citee was alwey withstondynge to kyngis,
(I have read the letter, that thou/you sent to me. Therefore I commanded it to be sought; and it was found, that that city was always withstanding to kings,)

Parallel G ESD 2:21

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