2And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.


In Context

1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

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

3 And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth.

4 And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;

Nehemiah 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Some were saying, "We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many: Yet us take up corn for the price of them, and let us eat and live.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get corn, that we may eat and live.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For there were that said, |We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2yea, there are who are saying, 'Our sons, and our daughters, we — are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For 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.