They were saying,“ We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，要去得粮食度命”；

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，必须得粮食吃，才能活下去。”

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，必须得粮食吃，才能活下去。”

有的说：“我们和我们的儿女人口众多，需要粮食来活命。”

有些人说：“我们和儿女人口众多，给我们五谷餬口，可以存活。”

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，要去得糧食度命」；

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，必須得糧食吃，才能活下去。」

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，必須得糧食吃，才能活下去。」

有的說：「我們和我們的兒女人口眾多，需要糧食來活命。」

有些人說：“我們和兒女人口眾多，給我們五穀餬口，可以存活。”

有的說：『我們已拿我們的兒女為質當去得五穀喫、來度活了。』

或曰、我及子女人多、當得穀食之以生存、

或曰、我已頻鬻子女、易穀養生。

或曰、我與子女人數甚多、當鬻子女以糴榖、食而得生、

Some were saying,“ We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”

Some of them were saying,“ There are now many of us. We have many sons and daughters. We have to get some grain so we can eat and stay alive.”

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.”

Some were saying,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

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.”

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.”

For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

Some were saying,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

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.

There were those who said,“ With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

For there were some who said,“ We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.

Judah said to his father,“ Send the boy with me, and we will be on our way. Otherwise we will all die of starvation— and not only we, but you and our little ones.

And people from all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be!Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.That is the Lord’s blessing for those who fear him.

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.