³ At the same time ^(A)Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: ^(B)“Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

⁹ Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus: ^(A)‘Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?’