Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 5:2
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® Bible
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!
Contemporary English Version
and said, "We have large families, and it takes a lot of grain merely to keep them alive."
Darby English Version
And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.
Good News Bible
Some said, "We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive."
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.
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."
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 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."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For those who said, "We, our sons and our daughters have become many; therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live."
Revised Standard Version
For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many; let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive."
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.'
