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Ezra 5:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Ezra 5:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 then (A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and (B)the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
3 At that time (C)Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them as follows: “(D)Who issued you a decree to rebuild this [a]temple and to finish this structure?” 4 (E)Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building.
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- Ezra 5:3 Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12
Ezra 5:2-4
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Ezra 5:2-4
New International Version
2 Then Zerubbabel(A) son of Shealtiel and Joshua(B) son of Jozadak set to work(C) to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
3 At that time Tattenai,(D) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(E) and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(F) 4 They[a] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?”
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- Ezra 5:4 See Septuagint; Aramaic We.
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