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Ezra Chapter 5 verse 9 Holy Bible

ASV Ezra 5:9

Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
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BBE Ezra 5:9

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
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DARBY Ezra 5:9

Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
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KJV 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?
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WBT Ezra 5:9

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
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WEB Ezra 5:9

Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
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YLT Ezra 5:9

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?
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSoאֱדַ֗יִן (’ĕ·ḏa·yin)AdverbStrong's 116: Then, thereuponwe questionedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ (šə·’ê·lə·nā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralStrong's 7593: To inquire, to request, to demandtheאִלֵּ֔ךְ (’il·lêḵ)Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 479: Theseeldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣א (lə·śā·ḇay·yā)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinateStrong's 7868: To become aged, to grow grayand asked,אֲמַ֣רְנָא (’ă·mar·nā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralStrong's 560: To say, tell, command“Whoמַן־ (man-)InterrogativeStrong's 4479: Who, whatauthorized youשָׂ֨ם (śām)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7761: To set, maketo rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔ה (lə·miḇ·nə·yāh)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1124: To buildthisדְנָה֙ (ḏə·nāh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 1836: Thistempleבַּיְתָ֤א (bay·ṯā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 1005: A houseand restoreלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (lə·šaḵ·lā·lāh)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 3635: To completethisדְנָ֖ה (ḏə·nāh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 1836: Thisstructure?”וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א (wə·’uš·šar·nā)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 846: Perhaps a wallJump to PreviousAuthority Authorized Build Building Commanded Complete Decree Elders Erect Finish House Issued Orders Questioned Rebuild Responsible Restore Structure Temple Wall Walls Who