אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃
Da fragten wir die Ältesten mit den Worten: Wer hat euch Erlaubnis erteilt, dieses Haus zu bauen und dieses Mauerwerk zu vollenden?
Rashi on Ezra
Then When we saw the building, we asked these elders.
Rashi on Ezra
as follows we said to them As we will say immediately following, we said to them.
Rashi on Ezra
Who issued to you Who issued to you the authorization to build this house and to found these walls?