5:9a We get our bread at the risk of our lives

We risk our lives to get food. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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We hunt for food at the risk of our lives. (New Living Translation (2004))

5:9b because of the sword in the wilderness.

There are men in the desert with swords. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Enemies are everywhere and they want to kill us. (Easy English Bible)

5:9a-b (combined)

Armed people wander through the countryside. We are afraid that they might kill us when we go there to search for food.
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When we roam around in the desert searching for food, we are in danger of being killed, because people there kill strangers with their swords. (Translation for Translators)

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