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

1 Esdras 3:17

And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And he said to them, Declare to us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine;
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
They said to them, “Explain what you have written.” Then the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine, began
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Then he said vnto them, Declare vnto vs the writings. So the first began, which had spoken of the strength of wine,
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha