ESV: For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.”
NIV: Some were saying, 'We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.'
NASB: For there were those who said, 'We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let’s get grain so that we may eat and live.'
CSB: Some were saying, "We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live."
NLT: They were saying, 'We have such large families. We need more food to survive.'
KJV: 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.
NKJV: 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.”
