Translations
Modern
We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
Traditional
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
Literal
And also their names we asked of them, to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.
Latin
Sed et nomina eorum quæsivimus ab eis, ut nuntiaremus tibi: scripsimusque nomina eorum virorum, qui sunt principes in eis.
Original
Hebrew
English
We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
Notes
Ezra includes a copy in Aramaic of Tattenai’s letter to King Darius. Unlike the letter in Ezra 4:11–16, this letter simply asks if the Jews' actions are valid.
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Ancient Letter Writing Aramaic Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Darius First Book of Esdras Haggai, Book of Persia, Persians Postexilic Period Sheshbazzar Temple Zechariah, Book of
Topics
Temple: The Second: Restored by Zerubbabel the Second Temple: Tatnai the Governor Wrote to Darius to Know If the Building