Compare Translations for Ezra 5:9

9 So we questioned the elders and asked, "Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?"
9 Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
9 We asked the leaders, "Who issued you the permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?"
9 "Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'
9 We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”
9 Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: "Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?"
9 “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’
9 Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
9 Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
9 We asked those elders, "Who authorized you to build this house and to complete the preparation of this material?"
9 We asked those elders, "Who authorized you to build this house and to complete the preparation of this material?"
9 of their leaders. We asked them, 'Who gave you permission to rebuild this house and finish this wall?'
9 Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
9 "We then asked the leaders of the people to tell us who had given them authority to rebuild the Temple and to equip it.
9 "We then asked the leaders of the people to tell us who had given them authority to rebuild the Temple and to equip it.
9 We asked their leaders the following question: "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?"
9 Then asked we those Zakenim, and said to them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
9 Then we asked the elders and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house and to found these walls?
9 Then asked we those elders , and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
9 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?'
9 Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to this preparation?
9 We asked their older leaders, "Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and these walls?"
9 We asked the elders some questions. We said to them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could make this building like new again?"
9 Then we spoke to those elders and asked them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
9 Then asked we those leaders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this Beis [Hamikdash], and to restore this structure?
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?
9 Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
9 Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'
9 Toen hebben wij denzelven oudsten gevraagd, en aldus tot hen gezegd: Wie heeft ulieden bevel gegeven dit huis te bouwen, en dezen muur te voltrekken?
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: `Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?'
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: `Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?'
9 interrogavimus ergo senes illos et ita diximus eis quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc aedificaretis et muros instauraretis
9 interrogavimus ergo senes illos et ita diximus eis quis dedit vobis potestatem ut domum hanc aedificaretis et muros instauraretis
9 Then we asked those elders, [and] said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
9 Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
9 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?)
9 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?

Ezra 5:9 Commentaries