NASB
"Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building."
— Ezra 5:4, NASB
“Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?”
“Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men were that were making this building. ”
“Then we told them in this way, what the names of the men were who were making this building.”
“They also asked them,“What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?””
“In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building.”
“Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?”
“Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?”
When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,
then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them supporting them.
At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them thus, "Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?"
Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building.
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.
This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues the officials, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.
They sent a report to him in which it was written thus: "To Darius the king, all peace.