Nehemiah 5:2 “Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must…”

Nehemiah 5:2

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

World English Bible

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

American Standard Version

For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

Geneva Bible 1599

For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.

Darby Translation

And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.

Young's Literal Translation

yea, there are who are saying, 'Our sons, and our daughters, we — are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

Bible in Basic English

For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

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Cross references

“We, our sons”

Psalm 128:2–4 Malachi 2:2 Psalm 127:3–5

Psalm 128:2–4 · BSB

For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Malachi 2:2 · BSB

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you ar…

Psalm 127:3–5 · BSB

Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

“we take up corn”

Genesis 41:57 Genesis 42:2 Genesis 43:8

Genesis 41:57 · BSB

And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

Genesis 42:2 · BSB

“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

Genesis 43:8 · BSB

And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

3Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

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