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Nehemiah 5:2 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 5 · verse 2 · 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.Nehemiah 5:2 · King James Version
Nehemiah 5:2 in context
1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2For 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.
3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Key words (Strong's)
- daughtersbatha daughterH1323 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- manyrababundantH7227 →
- corndâgânproperly, increaseH1715 →
- eatʼâkalto eatH398 →
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