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Nehemiah 5:2

And there were those who were saying: "Our sons and our daughters are very many. Let us receive grain as a price for them, and then we may eat and live.
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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.

English Standard Version

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."

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."