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Nehemiah 5:2

New American Standard Bible

2 For there were those who said, “We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let’s get grain so that we may eat and live.”

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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.

Christian Standard Bible

Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

English Standard Version

For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.”

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.

New International Version

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

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”

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.”