The Decree of Darius
Ezra 6:7
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
- KJV
- Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
- WEB
- Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
- ASV
- let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
- LSV
- let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and [the] elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
- YLT
- let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.
- DBY
- let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.ElohimElohim
- DRC
- And let that temple of God be built by the governor of the Jews, and by their ancients, that they may build that house of God in its place.
- GNV
- Suffer ye the worke of this house of God, that the captaine of the Iewes and the Elders of the Iewes may buylde this house of God in his place.
- JPS
- let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
- LXXE
- Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on its place.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃
- LXX-Br
- νῦν ἄφετε τὸ ἔργον οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ· οἱ ἀφηγούμενοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκεῖνον οἰκοδομείτωσαν ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
TemplePersiaAramaic; Aramaic LanguageDariusChurch and StateEzra-NehemiahLanguages of the Old TestamentElder in the Old TestamentEsdras, the First Book ofTemple, the Second
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