Ezra 5:9
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezra 5:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da haben wir jene Ältesten gefragt und also zu ihnen gesprochen: Wer hat euch Befehl gegeben, dieses Haus zu bauen und diese Mauer zu vollenden?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces preguntamos á los ancianos, diciéndoles así: ¿Quién os dió mandamiento para edificar esta casa, y para restablecer estos muros?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então perguntamos aos anciãos, dizendo-lhes assim: Quem vos deu ordem para reconstruir esta casa, e para restaurar estes muros?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nós perguntamos aos anciãos: 'Quem vos deu ordem para construir este templo e estes muros?'
📖 Ezra 5:9 in Context
7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
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