Ezra 5:9
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New International Version (©1984)
We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"

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?'

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
We asked their leaders the following question: "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?"

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

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

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?

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?

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

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?

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?

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

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?

Geneva Study Bible

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:3-17 While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourage us therein, when difficulties are ever so discouraging. The elders of the Jews gave the Samaritans an account of their proceedings. Let us learn hence, with meekness and fear, to give a reason of the hope that is in us; let us rightly understand, and then readily declare, what we do in God's service, and why we do it. And while in this world, we always shall have to confess, that our sins have provoked the wrath of God. All our sufferings spring from thence, and all our comforts from his unmerited mercy. However the work may seem to be hindered, yet the Lord Jesus Christ is carrying it on, his people are growing unto a holy temple in the Lord, for a habitation of God through the Spirit.


Ezra 5:8 "Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with huge stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is going on with great care and is succeeding in their hands.
Ezra 5:10 "We also asked them their names so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head. (NASB ©1995)

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

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