There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ¹  grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

biblegateway Neh 5:2

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."

Some were saying, "We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live."

Some of them said, "We have large families! We need some grain if we are going to eat and stay alive."

biblegateway Neh 5:2

Some were saying, "We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain."

For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive."

bibleoremus Neh 5:2

For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters, we are many; we must get grain, so that we may eat and stay alive."

Some complained that they had to give their sons and daughters as pledges for food to eat to keep themselves alive;

biblegateway Neh 5:2

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."

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.

biblegateway Neh 5:2

There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ¹  grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

¹ tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).