NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For there wereyesh (yaysh) entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are that said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) We our sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. and our daughters bath (bath) apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village. are many rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) therefore we take up laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) corn dagan (daw-gawn') increase, i.e. grain -- corn (floor), wheat. for them that we may eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. and live chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive Parallel Verses 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." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Some were saying, "We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live." International Standard Version because certain of them kept claiming, "Since we have so many sons and daughters, we must get some grain so we can eat and survive." NET Bible There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive." GOD'S WORD® Translation Some of them said, "We have large families! We need some grain [if we are going] to eat and stay alive." King James 2000 Bible For there were those that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore let us get grain for them, that we may eat, and live. Links Nehemiah 5:2Nehemiah 5:2 NIV Nehemiah 5:2 NLT Nehemiah 5:2 ESV Nehemiah 5:2 NASB Nehemiah 5:2 KJV |
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