Nehemiah 5:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine."

New Living Translation
Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.”

English Standard Version
There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.”

Berean Study Bible
Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

New American Standard Bible
And there were others who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses so that we might get grain because of the famine.”

NASB 1995
There were others who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our houses that we might get grain because of the famine."

NASB 1977
And there were others who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses that we might get grain because of the famine.”

Amplified Bible
There were others who were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to buy grain because of the famine.”

Christian Standard Bible
Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain during the famine.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain during the famine."

Contemporary English Version
Others said, "During the famine we even had to mortgage our fields, vineyards, and homes to them in order to buy grain."

Good News Translation
Others said, "We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Others said, "We've had to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes in order to get some grain because of this famine."

International Standard Version
Others were saying, "We're having to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes so we can buy grain during this famine."

NET Bible
There were others who said, "We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

New King James Version
There were also some who said, “We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.”

King James 2000 Bible
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain, because of the famine.

New Heart English Bible
Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."

World English Bible
Some also there were that said, "We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine."

American King James Version
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

American Standard Version
Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.

A Faithful Version
There were also some who said, "We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses. Let us buy grain because of the famine."

Darby Bible Translation
And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth.

English Revised Version
Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get corn, because of the dearth.

Webster's Bible Translation
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp corne for the famine.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Some also there were that saide: Let vs set our landes, vineyardes, and houses to pledge, and take vp corne in the dearth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Some saide: Let vs set or londes, vynyardes & houses to pledge, & take vp corne in the derth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And there are [those] who are saying, “Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive grain for the famine.”

Young's Literal Translation
And there are who are saying, 'Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And there are those saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses we pledge, and we will take grain in the famine.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were some that said: Let us mortgage our lands, and our vineyards, and our houses, and let us take corn be- cause of the famine.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And there were those who were saying: “Let us offer up our fields and vineyards, and our houses, and then we may receive grain during the famine.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there were those who said: “We are selling our fields and our houses and our vineyards, and we will take grain in the famine and we will live!”

Lamsa Bible
There were also those who said, We are going to sell our fields, our houses, and our vineyards that we may purchase grain during the famine, that we may live.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And some said, As to our fields and vineyards and houses, let us pledge them, and we will take corn, and eat.
















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