KJV King James Version
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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Ezra 5:3
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?”
WEB World English Bible
At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”
ASV American Standard Version
At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, ‘Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?’
Surrounding context — Ezra 5
1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] unto them.
2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them.
3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this [matter].
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
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בֵּהּ־H9034 · haherזִמְנָא֩H2166 · ze.mantimeאֲתָ֨אH858 · a.tahto comeעֲלֵיה֜וֹןH5922 · alsinceתַּ֠תְּנַיH8674 · ta.te.nayTattenaiפַּחַ֧תH6347 · pe.chahgovernorעֲבַֽר־H5675 · a.varbeyondנַהֲרָ֛הH5103 · ne.harRiverוּשְׁתַ֥רH8370 · she.tar bo.ze.nayShethar-bozenaiבּוֹזְנַ֖יH8370 · she.tar bo.ze.nayShethar-bozenaiוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןH3675 · ke.natassociateוְכֵן֙H3652 · kenthusאָמְרִ֣יןH560 · a.marto sayלְהֹ֔םH9038 · hemthemמַן־H4479 · manwho?שָׂ֨םH7761 · sumto set: makeלְכֹ֜םH9036 · khemyouטְעֵ֗םH2942 · te.emcommandבַּיְתָ֤אH1005 · ba.yithouseדְנָה֙H1836 · de.nahthisלִבְּנֵ֔אH1124 · be.nahto buildוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אH846 · ush.shar.nawallדְנָ֖הH1836 · de.nahthisלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סH3635 · ke.lalto complete
Cross-references
Ezra 6:6Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye far from thence:Ezra 5:9Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?Ezra 6:13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.Ezra 1:3Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem.Ezra 7:21And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?Ezra 5:6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:Ezra 4:12Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls [thereof], and joined the foundations.Nehemiah 2:7-9Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;Matthew 21:23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
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