New International VersionWe questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?"
American Standard VersionThen asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
Berean Study BibleSo we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Douay-Rheims BibleAnd we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
English Revised VersionThen asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
King James BibleThen asked we those elders,
and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
World English BibleThen we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"
Young's Literal Translation 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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