NIV: We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?"
NAS: "Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'
KJV: Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
GWT: We asked their leaders the following question: "Who gave you permission to rebuild this temple and finish its walls?"
ASV: Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
BBE: Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
DBY: Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
DRB: And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
WBS: Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
WEB: Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"
YLT: Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?
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