At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

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At that time Tattenai,(A) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(B) and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(C)

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At the same time (A)Tattenai the governor of the region beyond [a]the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: (B)“Who has commanded you to build this [b]temple and finish this wall?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:3 The Euphrates
  2. Ezra 5:3 Lit. house

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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The Decree of Darius

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon.

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The Decree of Darius

Then King Darius issued a decree, (A)and a search was made in the [a]archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:1 Lit. house of the scrolls