Nehemiah 5:2 - Revised Version 1885 For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get corn, that we may eat and live. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For some said, We, our sons and daughters, are many; therefore allow us to take grain, that we may eat and live! If we are not given grain, let us take it! American Standard Version (1901) For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live. Common English Bible Some said, “With our sons and daughters we are many, and we all need grain to eat and stay alive.” Catholic Public Domain Version And there were those who were saying: "Our sons and our daughters are very many. Let us receive grain as a price for them, and then we may eat and live." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there were some that said: Our sons and our daughters are very many. Let us take up corn for the price of them; and let us eat and live. |