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 Living Translation
They were saying, "We have such large families. We need more food to survive."

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.”

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

New American Standard Bible
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."

King James 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.

Holman 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."

International Standard Version
because certain of them kept claiming, "Since we have so many sons and daughters, we must get some grain so we can eat and survive."

NET Bible
There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some of them said, "We have large families! We need some grain [if we are going] to eat and stay alive."

Jubilee Bible 2000
For there were some that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many; therefore we have bought grain that we may eat and live.

King James 2000 Bible
For there were those that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore let us get grain for them, that we may eat, and live.

American 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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.

Darby Bible 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.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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 that said, "We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, 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.'

Nehemia 5:2 Afrikaans PWL
want daar was sommige wat gesê het: “Ons seuns, ons dogters en ons broers is baie; laat ons daarom koring koop sodat ons kan eet en lewe!”

Nehemia 5:2 Albanian
Disa thonin: "Ne, bijtë tanë dhe bijat tona jemi shumë; prandaj të gjejmë grurë që të mund të hamë dhe të jetojmë!".

ﻧﺤﻤﻴﺎ 5:2 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
وكان من يقول بنونا وبناتنا نحن كثيرون. دعنا نأخذ قمحا فنأكل ونحيا.

Dyr Nehymies 5:2 Bavarian
Ain gsagnd: "Mein, mir habnd aynn Hauffen Kinder; wenntß üns kainn Traid nit göbtß, künnend mir schierger nit überlöbn!"

Неемия 5:2 Bulgarian
Защото имаше едни, които казваха: Ние, синовете ни и дъщерите ни сме мнозина; затова, нека ни се даде жито та да ядем и да живеем.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，要去得糧食度命。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，要去得粮食度命。”

尼 希 米 記 5:2 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
有 的 說 ： 我 們 和 兒 女 人 口 眾 多 ， 要 去 得 糧 食 度 命 ；

尼 希 米 記 5:2 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
有 的 说 ： 我 们 和 儿 女 人 口 众 多 ， 要 去 得 粮 食 度 命 ；

Nehemiah 5:2 Croatian Bible
Jedni su govorili: "Zalažemo svoje sinove i kćeri da bismo mogli nabaviti pšenice te jesti i živjeti."

Kinha Nehemiášova 5:2 Czech BKR
Nebo někteří pravili: Synů a dcer máme tak mnoho, že za ně obilé jednáme, abychom jísti a živi býti mohli.

Nehemias 5:2 Danish
Nogle sagde: »Vore Sønner og Døtre maa vi give i Pant for at faa Korn til Livets Ophold!«

Nehemia 5:2 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Want er waren, die zeiden: Onze zonen, en onze dochteren, wij zijn velen; daarom hebben wij koren opgenomen, opdat wij eten en leven.