Ezra 5:9
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
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.
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10 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.
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
- So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- KJV
- Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
- WEB
- Then we asked those elders, and said to 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?
- DARBY
- Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
- BLB
- Then we asked these elders, [and] thus we spoke to them: “Who made for you⁺ a decree to build this house and to finish this wall?”
- ÅB
- Så spurte vi de eldste der og sa til dem: Hvem har gitt dere befaling til å bygge dette hus og fullføre denne mur?
- OTB
- Vi spurte de eldste og sa til dem: ‘Hvem ga dere fullmakt til å gjenoppbygge dette tempelet og fullføre denne strukturen?’
- B1930
- Så spurte vi de eldste der og sa til dem: Hvem har gitt eder befaling til å bygge dette hus og fullføre denne mur?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezra 5:3–4
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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