Ezra 5:4
2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
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
- They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
- KJV
- Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
- WEB
- They also asked for the names of the men who were making this building.
- ASV
- Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men were that were making this building.
- DARBY
- And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?
- BLB
- Then accordingly they said to them, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
- ÅB
- Da sa vi til dem hva de menn hette som oppførte denne bygning.
- OTB
- De spurte også om navnene på de personene som var involvert i byggingen av denne bygningen.
- B1930
- Da sa vi til dem hvad de menn hette som opførte denne bygning.