Ezra 5:9 We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"

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New International Version (©1984)
We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"

New Living Translation (©2007)
"We asked the leaders, 'Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?'

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
We asked their leaders the following question: "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?"

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them, Who commanded you to build this house, and to complete these walls?

American King James Version
Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

American Standard Version
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?

Darby Bible Translation
Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

English Revised Version
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?

World English Bible
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"

Young's Literal Translation
Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then asked we those elders,.... The elders of the province of Judea; the chief men of it:

who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? see Ezra 5:3.

Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

Hereupon the royal officials asked the elders of the Jews who had commanded them to build, and inquired concerning their names, that they might write to the king the names of the leading men (see the remark on 3 and 41). בראשׁהם דּי does not mean, who are at the head of them: but, who act in the capacity of heads.

Geneva Study Bible

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:3-17 While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourage us therein, when difficulties are ever so discouraging. The elders of the Jews gave the Samaritans an account of their proceedings. Let us learn hence, with meekness and fear, to give a reason of the hope that is in us; let us rightly understand, and then readily declare, what we do in God's service, and why we do it. And while in this world, we always shall have to confess, that our sins have provoked the wrath of God. All our sufferings spring from thence, and all our comforts from his unmerited mercy. However the work may seem to be hindered, yet the Lord Jesus Christ is carrying it on, his people are growing unto a holy temple in the Lord, for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

Ezra 4:12 The king should know that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.

Ezra 5:3 At that time Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"

Ezra 5:8 The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction.

Ezra 5:10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

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Ezra Chapter 5 Verse 9

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