Ezra 4:2

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Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּגְּשׁ֨וּ אֶל זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְ/אֶל רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽ/אָב֗וֹת וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ לָ/הֶם֙ נִבְנֶ֣ה עִמָּ/כֶ֔ם כִּ֣י כָ/כֶ֔ם נִדְר֖וֹשׁ לֵֽ/אלֹהֵי/כֶ֑ם ו/לא וְ/ל֣/וֹ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ זֹבְחִ֗ים מִ/ימֵי֙ אֵסַ֤ר חַדֹּן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר הַ/מַּעֲלֶ֥ה אֹתָ֖/נוּ פֹּֽה
English Translation
And they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do, and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, who brought us up here."

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers` [houses], and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

Then they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of families, and said to them, Let us take part in the building with you; for we are servants of your God (Elohim), even as you are; and we have been making offerings to him from the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyria, who put us here.

and they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief fathers, and said to them, We would build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye; and we have sacrificed to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God (Elohim) as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither.

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, which brought us up hither.

They came to Zerubbabel and the family leaders and said, “Please let us help you with the building work, for we worship your God (Elohim) like you do. In fact we have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

And they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chiefe fathers, and sayd vnto them, We wil builde with you: for we seeke the Lord your God (Elohim) as ye do, and we haue sacrificed vnto him since the time of Esar Haddon king of Asshur, which brought vs vp hither.

Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

and they draw near to Zerubbabel, and to heads of the fathers, and say to them, “Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God (Elohim), and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up here.”

Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God (Elohim) just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”

Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God (Elohim), as ye do ; and we do sacrifice to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, who brought us up hither.

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God (Elohim) as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God (Elohim), as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, 'Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God (Elohim), and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'