Ezra 5:9

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?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”

Hebrew Names Version
Then asked we those Zakenim, and said to them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

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

English Standard Version
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 Century Version
We asked their elders, "Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and these walls?"

New English Translation
We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?'

Amplified Bible
"Then we asked those elders, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'

New American Standard Bible
"Then we asked those elders and said to them as follows: 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then asked we those Elders, and sayd vnto them thus, Who hath giuen you commandement to buylde this house, and to lay the foundation of these walles?

Legacy Standard Bible
Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this house and to complete this structure?'

Berean Standard Bible
So we questioned the elders and asked, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"

Contemporary English Version
We asked those in charge to tell us who gave them permission to rebuild the temple.

Complete Jewish Bible
of their leaders. We asked them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this house and finish this wall?'

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

Easy-to-Read Version
We asked their leaders some questions about the work they are doing. We asked them, "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and repair it like new?"

George Lamsa Translation
Then we asked those elders and said to them thus: Who commanded you to build this house and to erect these walls?

Good News Translation
"We then asked the leaders of the people to tell us who had given them authority to rebuild the Temple and to equip it.

Lexham English Bible
Then we asked those elders and said this to them, ‘Who issued forth to you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

Literal Translation
Then we asked those elders, saying this to them, Who commanded you to rebuild this house, and to complete this structure?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles we axed the Elders and sayde vnto them: Who hath comaunded you to buylde this house, and to make vp the walles therof?

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?

Bible in Basic English
Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then asked we the elders, and saide vnto them as it foloweth: Who commaunded you to builde this house, and to make vp the walles thereof?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

King James Version (1611)
Then asked we those Elders, and said vnto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make vp these walles?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?

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?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor we axiden tho elde men, and thus we seiden to hem, Who yaf to you power to bilde this hows, and to restore these wallis?

Update Bible Version
Then we asked those elders, and said to 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?

New King James Version
Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: "Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?"

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

New Life Bible
We asked those leaders, ‘Who told you to build this house of worship and to finish the building?'

New Revised Standard
Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then asked we of these elders, thus, we said to them, - Who hath issued to you an edict, this house, to build, and, this wall, to complete?

Revised Standard Version
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

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?

THE MESSAGE
We asked the leaders, "Who issued you the permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?" We also asked for their names so we could pass them on to you and have a record of the men at the head of the construction work.

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?'

Contextual Overview

³ And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the walls thereof? ⁴ In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building. ⁵ But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation. ⁶ The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king. ⁷ The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace. ⁸ Be it known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on diligently and advanceth in their hands. ⁹ And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls? ¹⁰ We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them. ¹¹ And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up. ¹² But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who commanded: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:2
Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,

Luke 3:37
Who was of Mathusale, who was of Henoch, who was of Jared, who was of Malaleel, who was of Cainan,

Gill's Notes on the 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.