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.”

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.”

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.”

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

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 it. Honor me with all your heart,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ If you do not, I will send a curse on you. I will turn your blessings into curses. In fact, I have already done that because you have not honored me with all your heart.

Judah spoke to Israel his father.“ Send the boy along with me,” he said.“ We’ll go right away. Then we and you and our children will live and not die.

People from all over the world came to Egypt. They came to buy grain from Joseph. That’s because people were very hungry everywhere.

He continued,“ I’ve heard there’s grain in Egypt. Go down there. Buy some for us. Then we’ll live and not die.”

Your work will give you what you need. Blessings and good things will come to you.As a vine bears a lot of fruit, so may your wife have many children by you. May they sit around your table like young olive trees.Only a man who has respect for the Lord will be blessed like that.

Children are a gift from the Lord. They are a reward from him.Children who are born to people when they are young are like arrows in the hands of a soldier.Blessed are those who have many children. They won’t be put to shame when they go up against their enemies in court.