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 Então houve um grande clamor do povo e de suas mulheres contra seus irmãos, os judeus.

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

3 Também havia quem dizia: Colocamos em penhor nossas terras, nossas vinhas, e nossas casas, para comprarmos trigo durante a fome.

4 E havia quem dizia: Pedimos emprestado até para o tributo do rei [sobre] nossas terras e nossas vinhas.

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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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