Ezra 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thenאֱדַ֗יִן
(e·da·yin)
116: then, thereupon(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation
we askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙
(she·'e·le·na)
7593: to ask(Aramaic) corresponding to shaal
thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ
(il·lech,)
479: these(Aramaic) prol. from el
eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣א
(le·sa·vai·ya)
7868: to be hoary(Aramaic) corresponding to sib
and saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא
(a·mar·na)
560: to say, tell, command(Aramaic) corresponding to amar
to them thus,כְּנֵ֖מָא
(ke·ne·ma)
3660: accordingly, as follows(Aramaic) corresponding to kemo
'Whoמַן־
(man-)
4479: who?(Aramaic) corresponding to man
issuedשָׂ֨ם
(sam)
7761: to set, make(Aramaic) corresponding to sum
you a decreeטְעֵ֗ם
(te·'em)
2942: taste, judgment, command(Aramaic) from teem
to rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔ה
(le·miv·ne·yah,)
1124: to build(Aramaic) corresponding to banah
thisדְנָה֙
(de·nah)
1836: this(Aramaic) a prim. pronoun
templeבַּיְתָ֤א
(bay·ta)
1005: a house(Aramaic) corresponding to bayith
and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃
(le·shach·la·lah.)
3635: to complete(Aramaic) corresponding to kalal
thisדְנָ֖ה
(de·nah)
1836: this(Aramaic) a prim. pronoun
structure?'וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א
(ve·'u·shar·na)
846: perhaps a wall(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Then
'edayin  (ed-ah'-yin)
then (of time) -- now, that time, then.
asked
sh'el  (sheh-ale')
ask, demand, require.
we those
'illek  (il-lake')
these -- these, those.
elders
siyb  (seeb)
elder.
and said
'amar  (am-ar')
command, declare, say, speak, tell.
unto them thus
knema'  (ken-ay-maw')
so or thus -- so, (in) this manner (sort), thus.
Who
man  (mawn)
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively) -- what, who(-msoever, + -so).
commanded
suwm  (soom)
command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set.
t`em  (teh-ame')
flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subj. and obj.)
you to build
bna'  (ben-aw')
to build -- build, make.
this
den  (dane)
this -- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
house
bayith  (bah-yith)
house.
and to make up
klal  (kel-al')
to complete -- finish, make (set) up.
these
den  (dane)
this -- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
walls
'ushsharna'  (oosh-ar-naw')
a wall (from its uprightness) -- wall.
Parallel Verses
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So we questioned the elders and asked, "Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?"

International Standard Version
We asked the elders, "Who authorized you to build this Temple and to reinforce these walls?"

NET Bible
We inquired of those elders, asking them, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We asked their leaders the following question: "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?"

King James 2000 Bible
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them, Who commanded you to build this house, and to complete these walls?
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