New International Version (NIV)
9We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”
Ezra 5:9
Ezra 5:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9Then we asked those elders and said to them as follows: ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
9Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9Then we asked those elders, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9We asked the elders some questions. We said to them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could finish it?”