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Read›1 Esdras›Chapter 6

1 Esdras 6:11

In 3 translations

KJV
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
WEB
Then we asked these elders, saying, ‘By whose authority are you building this house and laying the foundations of these works?’
LXXE
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τότε ἐπυνθανόμεθα τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τούτων, λέγοντες, τίνος ὑμῖν προστάξαντος οἰκοδομεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον, καὶ τὰ ἔργα ταῦτα θεμελιοῦτε;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 6:10 in some Bibles
  • Mapping unverified: STEPBible TVTMS has rules for this verse in this edition's tradition that would place it elsewhere, but their tests did not match this edition.

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