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1 Esdras 6:11

Then we asked these elders, saying, ‘By whose authority are you building this house and laying the foundations of these works?’

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