Scripture · Old Testament
Ezra 5:4
Ezra 5:4 is verse 4 of Ezra chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
LXX and Syriac; Aramaic Then we told them,
King James Version
Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
World English Bible
They also asked for the names of the men who were making this building.
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Ezra 5:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
4 They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
5 But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
6 This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
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