Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?” Young's Literal Translation {A116.htm" title="{A116">Then{A7593.htm" title="{A7593"> we have asked{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> of{A479.htm" title="{A479"> these{A7868.htm" title="{A7868"> elders{A3660.htm" title="{A3660">, thus{A560.htm" title="{A560"> we have said{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A9926.htm" title="{A9926"> them{A4479.htm" title="{A4479">, Who{A7761.htm" title="{A7761"> hath made{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> for{A9922.htm" title="{A9922"> you{A2942.htm" title="{A2942"> a decree{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> this{A1005.htm" title="{A1005"> house{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A1124.htm" title="{A1124"> build{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> this{A846.htm" title="{A846"> wall{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> to{A3635.htm" title="{A3635"> finish? King James Bible Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? Hebrew Soאֱדַ֗יִן (’ĕ·ḏa·yin) Adverb Strong's 116: Then, thereupon we questioned שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ (šə·’ê·lə·nā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7593: To inquire, to request, to demand the אִלֵּ֔ךְ (’il·lêḵ) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 479: These elders לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א (lə·śā·ḇay·yā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 7868: To become aged, to grow gray and asked, אֲמַ֣רְנָא (’ă·mar·nā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 560: To say, tell, command “Who מַן־ (man-) Interrogative Strong's 4479: Who, what authorized you שָׂ֨ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7761: To set, make to rebuild לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה (lə·miḇ·nə·yāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1124: To build this דְנָה֙ (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This temple בַּיְתָ֤א (bay·ṯā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1005: A house and restore לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (lə·šaḵ·lā·lāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3635: To complete this דְנָ֖ה (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This structure?” וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א (wə·’uš·šar·nā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 846: Perhaps a wall |