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Ezra 5:9
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KJ21
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: ‘Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?’
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?
AMP
Then we asked those elders, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
AMPC
Then we asked those elders, Who authorized you to build this house and restore these walls?
BRG
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
CSB
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”
CSBA
So we questioned the elders and asked, ‘Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ’
CEB
We asked those elders, “Who authorized you to build this house and to complete the preparation of this material?”
CJB
of their leaders. We asked them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this house and finish this wall?’
CEV
We asked those in charge to tell us who gave them permission to rebuild the temple.
DARBY
Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
DRA
And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
ERV
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?”
EASY
We spoke to their leaders and we asked them, ‘Who gave you authority to build this temple and make it ready to use again?’
EHV
Then we questioned those elders, and we said this to them, “Who gave you an order to build this house and to finish this structure?”
ESV
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
ESVUK
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
EXB
We asked their elders, “Who gave you ·permission [authority; a decree] to rebuild this ·Temple [L house] and ·these walls [this structure]?”
GNV
Then asked we those Elders, and said unto them thus, Who hath given you commandment to build this house, and to lay the foundation of these walls?
GW
We asked their leaders the following question: “Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?”
GNT
“We then asked the leaders of the people to tell us who had given them authority to rebuild the Temple and to equip it.
HCSB
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”
ICB
We asked their elders, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and these walls?”
ISV
We asked the elders, “Who authorized you to build this Temple and to reinforce these walls?”
JUB
Then we asked the elders and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house and to found these walls?
KJV
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
AKJV
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
LSB
Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this house and to complete this structure?’
LEB
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?’
TLB
We asked the leaders, ‘Who has given you permission to do this?’
MSG
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.
MEV
“Then we questioned those elders and said to them, ‘Who issued a command for you to build this house and complete this structure?’
NOG
We asked their leaders the following question: “Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?”
NABRE
We then questioned the elders, addressing to them the following words: ‘Who issued the decree for you to build this house and complete this edifice?’
NASB
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?’
NASB1995
Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
NCB
“We then questioned the elders, asking them: ‘Who gave you permission to build this house and to finish this structure?’
NCV
We asked their elders, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and these walls?”
NET
We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’
NIRV
We asked the elders some questions. We said to them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could finish it?”
NIV
We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”
NIVUK
We questioned the elders and asked them, ‘Who authorised you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?’
NKJV
Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: “Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?”
NLV
We asked those leaders, ‘Who told you to build this house of worship and to finish the building?’
NLT
“We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’
NRSVA
Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”
NRSVACE
Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”
NRSVCE
Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
NRSVUE
Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
OJB
Then asked we those leaders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this Beis [Hamikdash], and to restore this structure?
RGT
“Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, ‘Who has given you commandment to build this House, and to lay the foundation of these walls?’
RSV
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
RSVCE
Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, ‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’
TLV
Then we questioned those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to build this House and to complete this structure?’
VOICE
When we saw their progress, we asked the elders who told them to resume the construction:
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?”
WYC
Therefore we asked those eld(er) men, and thus we said to them, Who gave to you power to build (again) this house, and to restore these walls? (And so we asked those elders, and we said to them thus, Who gave you the authority to rebuild this House, and to restore these walls?)
YLT
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?
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