Ezra 5:10
8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11 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.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
- KJV
- We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
- WEB
- We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.
- ASV
- We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.
- DARBY
- We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
- BLB
- And also their names we asked of them, to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who [were] at their head.
- ÅB
- Vi spurte dem også hva de hette, så vi kunne la deg få vite det og skrive opp for deg navnene på de menn som er deres overhoder.
- OTB
- Vi ba også om deres navn for å informere deg, slik at vi kunne registrere navnene på lederne for din kunnskap.
- B1930
- Vi spurte dem også hvad de hette, så vi kunde la dig få vite det og skrive op for dig navnene på de menn som er deres overhoder.