Ezra 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;”

Ezra 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel,”

Ezra 4:1 — World English Bible

Ezra 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel;”

Ezra 4:1 — American Standard Version

Ezra 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,”

Ezra 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;”

Ezra 4:1 — Darby Translation

Ezra 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Temple vnto the Lord God of Israel.”

Ezra 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 4:1 in Context — Ezra 4

1 Les ennemis de Juda et de Benjamin apprirent que les fils de la captivité bâtissaient un temple à l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.

2 Ils vinrent auprès de Zorobabel et des chefs de familles, et leur dirent: Nous bâtirons avec vous; car, comme vous, nous invoquons votre Dieu, et nous lui offrons des sacrifices depuis le temps d’Ésar-Haddon, roi d’Assyrie, qui nous a fait monter ici.

3 Mais Zorobabel, Josué, et les autres chefs des familles d’Israël, leur répondirent: Ce n’est pas à vous et à nous de bâtir la maison de notre Dieu; nous la bâtirons nous seuls à l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, comme nous l’a ordonné le roi Cyrus, roi de Perse.

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What Does Ezra 4:1 Mean?

Ezra 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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