Nehemiah 5:2

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.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English 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.”

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.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And some said, We are numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, and eat, and live.

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

And there were some that said, Our sons, and our daughters, [and] ourselves are many; and we must buy corn, that we may eat, and live.

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.'

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And some said, We are numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, and eat, and live.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And some said, We are numerous with our sons and our daughters; so we will take corn, 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.”

Webster 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.

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.

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.”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

World English Bible Classic ☆

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

World English Bible Updated ☆

For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

World Messianic 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.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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.'

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

For there were that said, We, our banim, and our banot, are rabbim (many); therefore we must get dagan (grain) for them, that we may eat, and live.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

وَكَانَ مَنْ يَقُولُ: «بَنُونَا وَبَنَاتُنَا نَحْنُ كَثِيرُونَ. دَعْنَا نَأْخُذْ قَمْحًا فَنَأْكُلَ وَنَحْيَا».

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

အ​ချို့​သော​သူ​တို့​က``ငါ​တို့​၏​အိမ်​သား​များ သ​ဖြင့်​ငါ​တို့​အ​သက်​ရှင်​မှု​အ​တွက်​ဂျုံ​စ​ပါး လို​ပါ​သည်'' ဟု​ဆို​ကြ​၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အချို့ကလည်း ၊ ငါ တို့နှင့် သား သမီး များ စွာရှိ ကြ၏။ သူတို့ အသက် မွေးလောက်အောင် စား စရာဆန် စပါးကို အဘယ်မှာရ နိုင်မည်နည်းဟုဆို ကြ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Thoemto kaminawk mah, Kaicae loe canu hoi capa ka tawnh o mangh; to pongah ka caak o moe, ka hing o thai hanah, cang phawh han angaih, tiah a thuih o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Te vaengah, “Ka capa neh ka canu neh ka ping dongah cangpai ka dang uh daengah ni ka caak uh vetih ka hing uh eh,” aka ti om.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Te vaengah, “Ka capa neh ka canu neh ka ping dongah cangpai ka dang uh daengah ni ka caak uh vetih ka hing uh eh,” aka ti om.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

有的说：「我们和儿女人口众多，要去得粮食度命」；

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，要去得糧食度命」；

World Chinese Bible ☆

有人说：“我们和我们的儿女人口众多；请让我们得到粮食，好吃了活命。”

Croatian Bible ☆

Jedni su govorili: “Zalažemo svoje sinove i kćeri da bismo mogli nabaviti pšenice te jesti i živjeti.”

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Nebo někteří pravili: Synů a dcer máme tak mnoho, že za ně obilé jednáme, abychom jísti a živi býti mohli.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Nogle sagde: “Vore Sønner og Døtre må vi give i Pant for at få Horn til Livets Ophold!”

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

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

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Sommigen zeiden: We moeten onze zonen en dochters verpanden, om koren te kopen, te eten en in het leven te blijven.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Estis tiaj, kiuj parolis: Estas multe da ni kaj da niaj filoj kaj filinoj; ni prenu al ni grenon kaj manĝu, por ke ni vivu.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et il y en avait qui disaient : Nous, nos fils et nos filles, nous sommes nombreux, et nous demandons du blé afin que nous mangions et que nous vivions.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Il y en avait qui disaient: Nous, nos fils et nos filles, nous sommes nombreux; qu'on nous donne du blé, afin que nous mangions et que nous vivions.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Les uns disaient: Nous, nos fils et nos filles, nous sommes nombreux; qu’on nous donne du blé, afin que nous mangions et que nous vivions.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Certains disaient : « Nous sommes nombreux, nous, nos fils et nos filles. Il nous faut du blé pour manger et rester en vie. »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und es gab solche, die da sprachen: Unserer Söhne und unserer Töchter, unser sind viele; und wir müssen Getreide erhalten, daß wir essen und leben!

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Und waren etliche, die da sprachen: Unserer Söhne und Töchter sind viel; laßt uns Getreide nehmen und essen, daß wir leben.

German Textbibel ☆

Da sagten welche: Unsere Söhne und Töchter müssen wir verpfänden; möge man uns doch Getreide zukommen lassen, damit wir zu essen haben und am Leben bleiben!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Etliche sprachen: Unsrer Söhne und unsrer Töchter und unser sind viele; lasset uns Getreide herschaffen, daß wir zu essen haben und leben!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ ἦσάν τινες λέγοντες· ἐν υἱοῖς ἡμῶν καὶ ἐν θυγατράσιν ἡμῶν ἡμεῖς πολλοί· καὶ ληψόμεθα σῖτον καὶ φαγόμεθα καὶ ζησόμεθα.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Genyen ki t'ap di: Nou gen anpil moun nan fanmi nou, anpil pitit gason ak anpil pitit fi. Nou bezwen manje pou n' manje pou n' pa mouri grangou.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

No ka mea, olelo mai la kekahi poe, O ka makou mau keikikane a me ka makou mau kaikamahine, he poe nui no makou, a lawe aie makou i ka ai, i ai iho ai, a ola.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים בָּנֵ֥ינוּ וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה וְנִחְיֶֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ויש אשר אמרים בנינו ובנתינו אנחנו רבים ונקחה דגן ונאכלה ונחיה׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

E vi erano di quelli che dicevano: I nostri figliuoli, e le nostre figliuole, e noi siamo in gran numero; facciasi adunque che riceviamo del grano da mangiare, per vivere.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Ve n’eran che dicevano: “Noi, i nostri figliuoli e le nostre figliuole siamo numerosi; ci si dia del grano perché possiam mangiare e vivere!”

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

ある者たちは言った。「私たちには息子や娘が大勢いる。食べて生きるために、穀物を得させてほしい。」

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

혹은 말하기를 `우리와 우리 자녀가 많으니 곡식을 얻어 먹고 살아야 하겠다' 하고

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kutu selos fahk mu, “Arulana yohk sou lasr uh. Kut enenu wheat kut in mongo kac tuh kut in moul.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Et erant qui dicerent: Filii nostri et filiæ nostræ multæ sunt nimis: accipiamus pro pretio eorum frumentum, et comedamus, et vivamus.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

و بعضی ازایشان گفتند که «ما و پسران و دختران ما بسیاریم. پس گندم بگیریم تا بخوریم و زنده بمانیم.»

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Pois havia alguns que diziam: “Nós, nossos filhos e nossas filhas, somos muitos. Vamos conseguir trigo, para que possamos comer e viver.”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Pois havia quem dizia: Nós, nossos filhos e nossas filhas, somos muitos; por isso tomamos trigo, para que comamos e vivamos.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Fiindcă erau unii care spuneau: Noi, fiii noștri și fiicele noastre, suntem mulți; de aceea trebuie să luăm grâne pentru ei, ca să mâncăm și să trăim.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Уний зичяу: „Ной, фиий ноштри ши фетеле ноастре сунтем мулць; сэ ни се дя грыу ка сэ мынкэм ши сэ трэим.”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Были такие, которые говорили: нас, сыновей наших и дочерей наших много; и мы желали бы доставать хлеб и кормиться и жить.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Jer neki govorahu: Nas i sinova naših i kćeri naših ima mnogo; da dobavimo žita da jedemo i ostanemo živi.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Јер неки говораху: Нас и синова наших и кћери наших има много; да добавимо жита да једемо и останемо живи.

Mashi Bible ☆

Baguma bakâg’iderha, mpu: «Rhwahâna bagala bîrhu na bali bîrhu lyo rhuhâbwa ngano nyinji, rhulye lyo rhulama».

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Y había quien decía: Nosotros, nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas, somos muchos: hemos por tanto tomado grano para comer y vivir.

Spanish BLL ☆

Unos decían: “Nuestras familias son muy numerosas; necesitamos conseguir grano para comer y seguir con vida”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Porque había quienes decían: «Nosotros, nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas, somos muchos; necesitamos grano para comer y vivir».

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Porque hubo algunos que dijeron: Nosotros, nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas, somos un gran número; obtengamos grano, para que podamos tener alimento para nuestras necesidades.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

porque algunos decían: Nosotros, nuestros hijos e hijas somos muchos, y necesitamos grano para comer y vivir.

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Revised West Version ☆

He naʻe ai ʻae niʻihi naʻe lea ʻo pehē, “Ko kimautolu, ko homau ngaahi foha, mo homau ngaahi ʻofefine ʻoku mau tokolahi: ko ia ʻoku mau toʻo hake ai ʻae uite maʻanautolu, koeʻuhi ke mau kai, pea moʻui.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Були такі, що говорили: Нас, синів наших і дочок наших багацько; і ми бажали б доставати хлїба й харчуватись, щоб жити.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Були такі, що говорили: Нас, синів наших і дочок наших багацько; і ми бажали б доставати хлїба й харчуватись, щоб жити.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Có người nói rằng: Chúng tôi, con trai và con gái chúng tôi, đông đảo, và chúng tôi phải có lúa mì để ăn cho sống.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים בָּנֵ֥ינוּ וּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן וְנֹאכְלָ֥ה וְנִחְיֶֽה׃