Nehemiah 5:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

² And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you every one ex- act usury of your brethren ? And I gathered together a great assembly against them,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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

² 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)

² 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

² Some said, “With our sons and daughters we are many, and we all need grain to eat and stay alive.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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."

Nehemiah 5:2 Cross References

Genesis 41:57

And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless?

Genesis 42:2

So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt:

Genesis 43:8

I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.

Genesis 47:19

0 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao's hands:

2 Kings 4:1

And when the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he answered: I have no more. And the oil stood.

Nehemiah 5:3

And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them ? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.

Haggai 1:6

4 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zorobabel the son of Salathiel governor of Juda, and the spirit of Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and the spirit of all the rest of the people: and they went in, and did the work in the house of the Lord of hosts their God.

Malachi 2:2

0 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why then doth every one of us despise his brother, violating the covenant of our fathers?

Deuteronomy 23:19

4 Going into thy neighbour's vineyard, thou mayst eat as many grapes as thou pleasest: but must carry none out with thee: