OET interlinear NEH 5:2

uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠יֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים

and,there_[were] (Some words not found in UHB: and,there_[were] which/who saying sons_of,our and,daughters_of,our we many and,let_us_get grain and=we_eat and,so_that_we_may_live )

Verses 2, 3, 4, and 5 do not seem to be different complaints that people brought to Nehemiah separately. Rather, the whole group seems to be complaining that because they need to get food for their families, wealthier and more powerful Jews are exploiting them. They are forcing them to take mortgages and loans and even sell their children into slavery. Nehemiah is probably depicting one speaker after another in the crowd adding details to this picture. You could suggest this to the readers of your translation by introducing these comments with a translation such as, “some of them began to say”

בָּנֵ֥י⁠נוּ וּ⁠בְנֹתֵ֖י⁠נוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ רַבִּ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,there_[were] which/who saying sons_of,our and,daughters_of,our we many and,let_us_get grain and=we_eat and,so_that_we_may_live )

Alternate translation: [We have many children]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠נִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן

and,let_us_get grain

This does not mean only grain. The people complaining to Nehemiah are using one kind of food, grain, the staple of their diet, to refer to all the foods they would need to eat. Alternate translation: [we need food]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠נִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן

and,let_us_get grain

The implication is that because the families are large, a lot of food is needed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [we need to get a lot of food]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠נֹאכְלָ֥ה וְ⁠נִחְיֶֽה

and=we_eat and,so_that_we_may_live

These two short phrases mean similar things. The people use them together to emphasize the urgency and importance of having food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [to get enough food to stay alive]