Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 6:11

Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build you⌃ this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?
King James Version