Ezra 5:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ At that time Tattenai the governor beyond the River and Shethar-Bozenai and their companions came to them and said this to them, “Who has made you a decree to build this House and to complete this wall?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Then Tattenai, governor on the west side of the [Euphrates] River, and Shethar-bozenai and their companions came to them and said, Who authorized you to build this house and to restore this wall?

American Standard Version (1901)

³ At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

Common English Bible

³ At the same time, Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them, asking, “Who authorized you to build this house and finish preparing this building material?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Then, at the same time, Tattenai, who was the governor beyond the river, and Shetharbozenai, and their counselors came to them. And they spoke in this way to them: "Who has given you counsel, so that you would build this house and repair its walls?"

Ezra 5:3 Cross References

Ezra 1:3

Who is among you of all His people? His Elohim be with him! And let him go up to Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuḏ

Ezra 4:12

let it be known to the sovereign that the Yehuḏ

Ezra 4:9

Reḥ

Ezra 5:6

This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor beyond the River, had sent, and Shethar-Bozenai, and his companions the officials beyond the River, to Dareyawesh the sovereign.

Ezra 5:9

Then we asked those elders, saying this to them, “Who made you a decree to build this House and to complete these walls?”

Ezra 6:13

Then Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions promptly did according to what Dareyawesh the sovereign had sent.

Ezra 6:6

Now, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, and Shethar-Bozenai, and your companions the officials beyond the River, stay away from there.

Ezra 7:21

And I, I Artaḥ

Haggai 1:1

In the second year of Dareyawesh the sovereign, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of יהוה  came by Ḥ

Matthew 21:23

And when He had come into the Set-apart Place, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these? And who gave You this authority?”

Acts 4:7

And having placed them in the middle, they asked, “By what power or in what Name did you do this?”