let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding the rebellious and wicked city. They are completing the walls and repairing the foundations.
Ezra 5:9 - Tree of Life Version Then we questioned those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to build this House and to complete this structure?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then we asked those elders, Who authorized you to build this house and restore these walls? American Standard Version (1901) Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall? Common English Bible We asked those elders, “Who authorized you to build this house and to complete the preparation of this material?” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, we questioned those elders, and we spoke to them in this way: 'Who has given authority to you, so that you would build this house and repair these walls?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls? |
let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding the rebellious and wicked city. They are completing the walls and repairing the foundations.
We also asked them their names in order to inform you, so that we might write the names of the men who were in charge of them.
“Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the House of the great God, which is being built with large stones and timber is being set in the walls. Now this work is being done diligently and is succeeding in their hands.