Nehemiah 5:2

World English Bible (WEB)

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

In context

1 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.

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

3 There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”

4 There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.

WEB 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.”
KJV 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
ASV 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.
YLT 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.'
DBY 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.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.