Neemias 5:2

A Biblia Sagrada

Porque havia quem dizia: Ns, nossos filhos e nossas filhas, somos muitos; ento tomemos trigo, para que comamos e vivamos.

Parallel Translations

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Porque havia os que diziam: Somos muitos, ns, nossos filhos e nossas filhas; que se nos d trigo, para que comamos e vivamos.

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
Porque havia quem dizia: Com nossos filhos e nossas filhas, ns somos muitos; pelo que tomemos trigo, para que comamos e vivamos.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

our sons: Psalms 127:3-5, Psalms 128:2-4, Malachi 2:2

we take up corn: Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 43:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:19 - buy us Exodus 22:25 - General Deuteronomy 28:32 - sons 2 Kings 4:1 - the creditor Job 29:12 - I delivered Psalms 15:5 - putteth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there were that said, we, our sons, and our daughters, are many,.... Not that they complained of the number of their children, for a numerous offspring was always reckoned a blessing with the Jews; but this they observed to show that their families, being large, required a considerable quantity of food to support them:

therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat and live; that is, they were obliged to take it at an exorbitant price, which is the thing complained of; or otherwise they must starve, the rich taking the advantage of their poverty and present dearth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Are many - A slight emendation brings this verse into exact parallelism with the next, and gives the sense - “We have pledged our sons and our daughters, that we might get corn, and eat and live.” Compare Nehemiah 5:5.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 5:2. We, our sons, and our daughters, are many — Our families are larger than we can provide for; we are obliged to go in debt; and our richer brethren take advantage of our necessitous situation, and oppress us. The details which are given in the next verse are sufficiently plain.