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Ezra 4:2

NETBible	they came to Zerubbabel and the leaders¹ and said to them, “Let us help you build,² for like you we seek your God and we have been sacrificing to him³ from the time⁴ of King Esarhaddon⁵ of Assyria, who brought us here.”⁶
NIV © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, "Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here."
NASB © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we, like you, seek your God; and we have been sacrificing to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here."
NLT © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here."
MSG © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	They came to Zerubbabel and the family heads and said, "We'll help you build. We worship your God the same as you. We've been offering sacrifices to him since Esarhaddon king of Assyria brought us here."
BBE © SABDAweb Ezr 4:2	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, 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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ezr 4:2	they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of families and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of King Esar-haddon of Assyria who brought us here."
NKJV © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses , 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 here."
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KJV	Then they came <05066> (8799) to Zerubbabel <02216>_, and to the chief <07218> of the fathers <01>_, and said <0559> (8799) unto them, Let us build <01129> (8799) with you: for we seek <01875> (8799) your God <0430>_, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice <02076> (8802) unto him since the days <03117> of Esarhaddon <0634> king <04428> of Assur <0804>_, which brought us up hither <05927> (8688)_.
NASB © biblegateway Ezr 4:2	they approached <05066> Zerubbabel <02216> and the heads <07218> of fathers' <01> households, and said <0559> to them, "Let us build <01129> with you, for we, like you, seek <01875> your God <0430> ; and we have been sacrificing <02076> to Him since <04480> the days <03117> of Esarhaddon <0634> king <04428> of Assyria <0804> , who brought <05927> us up here <06311> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ hggisan <1448> V-AAI-3P prov <4314> PREP zorobabel <2216> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM arcontav <758> N-APM twn <3588> T-GPF patriwn <3965> N-GPF kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} autoiv <846> D-DPM oikodomhsomen <3618> V-FAI-1P mey <3326> PREP umwn <4771> P-GP oti <3754> CONJ wv <3739> CONJ umeiv <4771> P-NP ekzhtoumen <1567> V-PAI-1P tw <3588> T-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM umwn <4771> P-GP kai <2532> CONJ autw <846> D-DSM hmeiv <1473> P-NP yusiazomen {V-PAI-1P} apo <575> PREP hmerwn <2250> N-GPF asaraddwn {N-PRI} basilewv <935> N-GSM assour {N-PRI} tou <3588> T-GSM enegkantov <5342> V-AAPGS hmav <1473> P-AP wde <3592> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	they <01992> came <05066> to <0413> Zerubbabel <02216> and the leaders <07218> and said <0559> to <0413> them <01992> , “Let us help you build <01129> , for <05973> like you we seek <01875> your God <0430> and we <0587> have been sacrificing <02076> to him from the time <03117> of King <04428> Esarhaddon <0634> of Assyria <0804> , who brought <05927> us here <06311> .”
HEBREW	hp <06311> wnta <0853> hlemh <05927> rwsa <0804> Klm <04428> Ndx <0634> roa <0> ymym <03117> Myxbz <02076> wnxna <0587> *wlw {alw} <03808> Mkyhlal <0430> swrdn <01875> Mkk <0> yk <03588> Mkme <05973> hnbn <01129> Mhl <01992> wrmayw <0559> twbah <01> ysar <07218> law <0413> lbbrz <02216> la <0413> wsgyw (4:2) <05066>

NETBible

they came to Zerubbabel and the leaders¹ and said to them, “Let us help you build,² for like you we seek your God and we have been sacrificing to him³ from the time⁴ of King Esarhaddon⁵ of Assyria, who brought us here.”⁶

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.” So also in v. 3.

²tn Heb “Let us build with you.”

³tc The translation reads with the Qere, a Qumran MS, the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Arabic version וְלוֹ (vÿlo, “and him”) rather than the Kethib of the MT, וְלֹא (vÿlo’, “and not”).

⁴tn Heb “days.”

⁵sn Esarhaddon was king of Assyria ca. 681-669 b.c.

⁶sn The Assyrian policy had been to resettle Samaria with peoples from other areas (cf. 2 Kgs 17:24-34). These immigrants acknowledged Yahweh as well as other deities in some cases. The Jews who returned from the Exile regarded them with suspicion and were not hospitable to their offer of help in rebuilding the temple.