Ezra 4:3
“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezra 4:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber Serubbabel und Jeschua und die übrigen Häupter der Väter Israels sprachen zu ihnen: Es geziemt euch nicht, mit uns unserem Gott ein Haus zu bauen; sondern wir allein wollen Jehova, dem Gott Israels, bauen, wie der König Kores, der König von Persien, uns geboten hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y díjoles Zorobabel, y Jesuá, y los demás cabezas de los padres de Israel: No nos conviene edificar con vosotros casa á nuestro Dios, sino que nosotros solos la edificaremos á Jehová Dios de Israel, como nos mandó el rey Ciro, rey de Persia.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém Zorobabel, e Jesuá, e os demais chefes das famílias de Israel lhes disseram:Não nos convém edificar convosco casa a nosso Deus; mas somente nós a edificaremos ao SENHOR, Deus de Israel, como nos mandou o rei Ciro, rei da Pérsia.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porém Zorobabel, Jesua e outros chefes de famílias de Israel lhes responderam: "Não sois vós, mas nós que devemos construir o templo do nosso Deus. Nós mesmos, sozinhos, o construiremos para Yahweh, o Deus de Israel, assim como Ciro, o rei da Pérsia, nos ordenou".
📖 Ezra 4:3 in Context
1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;
2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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