Ezra 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?”
Ezra 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?””
Ezra 5:9 — World English Bible
Ezra 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall? ”
Ezra 5:9 — American Standard Version
Ezra 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall? ”
Ezra 5:9 — Darby Translation
Ezra 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then asked we those Elders, and sayd vnto them thus, Who hath giuen you commandement to buylde this house, and to lay the foundation of these walles?”
Ezra 5:9 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 5:9 in Context — Ezra 5
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8 Be 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.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11 And 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.
What Does Ezra 5:9 Mean?
Ezra 5:9 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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