Ezra 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;”

Ezra 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel,”

Ezra 4:1 — World English Bible

Ezra 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel; ”

Ezra 4:1 — American Standard Version

Ezra 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,”

Ezra 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah theGod of Israel;”

Ezra 4:1 — Darby Translation

Ezra 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Temple vnto the Lord God of Israel.”

Ezra 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 4:1 in Context — Ezra 4

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;

2 Then 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.

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.

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What Does Ezra 4:1 Mean?

Ezra 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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