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.”

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.”

萬軍之耶和華說：“你們若不聽從，若不放在心上，不把榮耀歸給我的名，我就使咒詛臨到你們中間，我要咒詛你們應得的福分，並且已經咒詛了，因為你們沒有把這命令放在心上。

猶大對他父親以色列說：“你若打發那孩子與我同去，我們就立刻起程，好叫我們和你，以及我們的孩子都可以存活，不至餓死。

各地的人都到埃及去，向約瑟買糧，因為各地的饑荒都非常嚴重。

他又說：“我聽說埃及有糧食，你們下到那裡去，給我們買些糧食，使我們可以活下去，不至餓死。”

你必吃你親手勞碌得來的，你必享福，事事順利。你的妻子在你的內室，好像多結果子的葡萄樹；你的兒女環繞著你的桌子，好像橄欖樹的枝條。看哪！敬畏耶和華的人必這樣蒙福。

兒女是耶和華所賜的產業，腹中的胎兒是他的賞賜。年輕時所生的兒女，好像勇士手中的箭。箭袋裝滿了箭的人是有福的，他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候，必不至於羞愧。