Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
GNV1560

1 Esdras 6:11

Then we asked their Ancients, saying, By whose commandement buyld you this House & lay the fundacion of these workes?

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build you⌃ this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Then we asked these elders, saying, ‘By whose authority are you building this house and laying the foundations of these works?’
World English Bible