King James Version

Ezra 5:4

Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

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אֱדַ֥יִןedayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.כְּנֵ֖מָאkenemasoכְּנֵמָאadverb — “so”H3660so or thusso, (in) this manner (sort), thus.אֲמַ֣רְנָאamarnasayאֲמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “say”, a completed actionH560{to say (used with great latitude)}command, declare, say, speak, tell.לְּהֹ֑םlehomtoלְּהֹ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toמַןmanwhatמָןpronoun, interrogative — “what”H4479who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)what, who(-msoever, [phrase] -so).אִנּוּן֙inunthemאִנּוּןparticle, affirmation — “them”H581they[idiom] are, them, these.שְׁמָהָ֣תshemahatnameשֻׁםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “name”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8036{an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}name.גֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.דְנָ֥הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.בִנְיָנָ֖אvinyanabuildingבִּנְיָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “building”, the definite formH1147{an edifice}building.בָּנַֽיִןbanayinbuildבְּנָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1124to buildbuild, make.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build this building?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men were that were making this building.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then thus we have said to them, 'What [are] the names of the men who are building this building?'

World English Bible

They also asked for the names of the men who were making this building.

Darby Translation

And they said to them after this manner: What are the names of the men that build this building?

Douay-Rheims

In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build this building?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ταῦτα εἴποσαν αὐτοῖς, τίνα ἐστὶ τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν οἰκοδομούντων τὴν πόλιν ταύτην;