Nehemiah 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.””
Nehemiah 5:2 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:2 ASV — 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. ”
Nehemiah 5:2 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live. ”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:2 GEN — 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.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:2 in Context — Nehemiah 5
1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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.
3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:2 Mean?
Nehemiah 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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