Neh 5:2-3 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

‏ Nehemiah 5:2-3

2 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.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.”