Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 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. 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 American Standard Bible 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.” NASB 1995 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.” NASB 1977 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.” Legacy Standard Bible Now there were those who were saying, “We, with our sons and our daughters, are many; therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live.” Amplified Bible For there were some who were saying, “We, along with our sons and our daughters, are many; therefore allow us to get grain, so that we may eat and survive.” 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.” 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.” 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And there were those who said: “Our sons and our daughters and our brothers are many. We shall take grain and we shall eat and we will live!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And some said, We are numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, and eat, and live. Contemporary English Version and said, "We have large families, and it takes a lot of grain merely to keep us alive." 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. 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. 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." Good News Translation Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive." 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." JPS Tanakh 1917 For there were that said: 'We, our sons and our daughters, are many; let us get for them corn, that we may eat and live.' Literal Standard Version indeed, there are [those] who are saying, “Our sons, and our daughters, we—are many, and we receive grain, and eat, and live.” Majority Standard 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 Bible Some said: “We are forced to pawn our sons and daughters in order to get grain to eat that we may live.” 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." New Revised Standard Version For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive.” New Heart 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." 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 some who 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nehemiah Defends the Oppressed1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 3Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 23:19 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. 2 Kings 4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!" Nehemiah 5:3 Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine." Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through." Treasury of Scripture 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. We, our sons Psalm 127:3-5 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward… Psalm 128:2-4 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee… Malachi 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. we take up corn Genesis 41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. Genesis 42:2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. Genesis 43:8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. Jump to Previous Alive Corn Daughters Eat Food Grain Great Live Needs Numerous Order ReceiveJump to Next Alive Corn Daughters Eat Food Grain Great Live Needs Numerous Order ReceiveNehemiah 5 1. The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage6. Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution 14. He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality (2) We take up.--Let us receive. This is a general appeal for the governor's help.Verse 2. - There were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many. Those who had large families were foremost in making complaint. They found their numerous progeny not the blessing that abundant offspring is ordinarily reckoned in Holy Scripture, but a burthen and an anxiety. Therefore we take up corn for them. We are obliged to get corn for them, or they would die, and have to run in debt for it. Corn, wine, and oil seem to have been lent, no less than money (ver. 11). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Someאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that were saying, אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “We אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We [and] our sons בָּנֵ֥ינוּ (bā·nê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1121: A son and daughters וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1323: A daughter are numerous. רַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great We must get וְנִקְחָ֥ה (wə·niq·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 3947: To take grain דָגָ֖ן (ḏā·ḡān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals) to eat וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה (wə·nō·ḵə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 398: To eat and live.” וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ (wə·niḥ·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive Links Nehemiah 5:2 NIVNehemiah 5:2 NLT Nehemiah 5:2 ESV Nehemiah 5:2 NASB Nehemiah 5:2 KJV Nehemiah 5:2 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 5:2 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 5:2 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 5:2 French Bible Nehemiah 5:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 5:2 For there were that said We our (Neh Ne) |
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