尼希米记 5:2
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.
Context
This verse from 尼希米记 Chapter 5 connects to 8 cross-references. 波斯王古列元年，为应验耶利米的预言，古列发出上谕，准许以色列人回耶路撒冷重建圣殿，并鼓励各地犹大人的邻居资助他们。五万余人响应，带着古列所归还的圣殿金银器皿起程归回。
其他译本
For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.
yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'
For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.
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