Nehemiah 7:4 “Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it,…”

Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

World English Bible

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

American Standard Version

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.

Darby Translation

Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.

Young's Literal Translation

And the city [is] broad on both sides, and great, and the people [are] few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;

Bible in Basic English

Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.

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In context

3And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”

5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

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