10We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.


In Context

7 They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!

8 Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work is being carried on with diligence, and prospers in their hand.

9 Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

10 We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.

12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.

Ezra 5:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that [were] the chief of them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at the head of them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who are at their head.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:10We asked their names also, to certify you, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.