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

Berean Study Bible
So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
So we questioned the elders and asked, “ Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ”

New American Standard Bible
"Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'

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?

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