Nehemiah 5:2

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Nehemiah 5:2

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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 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.

Holman 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."

A Conservative Version

For there were who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain 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.

Amplified

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.”

Bible in Basic English

For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And there is which saying, Our sons and our daughters, we being many: and we will take grain and we will eat and live.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

There were those who were saying, "Our sons and daughters, we are many. We must get grain so that we may eat and live."

Modern King James verseion

For certain ones said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain for them, so that we may eat and live.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For there were some that said, "Our sons and daughters and we are too many, let us take corn for them 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 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."

The Emphasized Bible

And there were some who were saying, Our sons and our daughters, are we pledging, - that we may obtain corn, and eat, and keep ourselves alive.

Webster

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."

Youngs Literal Translation

yea, there are who are saying, 'Our sons, and our daughters, we -- are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

Themes

Country » Love of

Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren

Creditor » Oppressions of

Interest » loaning » Money

Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury

Usury » Exaction of, rebuked

Topics

Seeking Food

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English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For there were

H3426

ישׁ
Yesh

is, be, have, there,

Usage: 135

that said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

We, our sons

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

and our daughters

H1323

בּת
Bath

daughter, town, village, owl , first, apple, branches, children, company, daughter +, eye, old

Usage: 587

are many

H7227

רב
Rab

many, great, much, captain, more, long, enough, multitude, mighty, greater, greatly,

Usage: 458

therefore we take up

H3947

לקח
Laqach

take, receive, take away, fetch, bring, get, take out, carry away, married, buy,

Usage: 966

corn

H1715

דּגן
Dagan

corn, wheat, cornfloor

Usage: 40

for them, that we may eat

H398

אכל
'akal

eat, devour, consume,

Usage: 809

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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 5:2

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 14537
Nehemiah Rank: 275
1 Topic
6 Themes
6 Cross References
1 Reading
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1 Phrase
4 References

Context Readings

¹ Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. ² 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.” ³ There were others who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our houses that we might get grain because of the famine.”

Phrases

Let Us

Cross References

Genesis 41:57

The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Genesis 42:2

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die.”

Genesis 43:8

Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, we as well as you and our little ones.

Psalm 127:3-5

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Psalm 128:2-4

When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.

Malachi 2:2

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.

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Nehemiah 5:2

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