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Nehemiah 7:4
Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it and the houses had not [yet] been built.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
Hebrew Names Version
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
King James Version
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
English Standard Version
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.
New Century Version
The city was large and roomy, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
The city was large and roomy, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
New English Translation
Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.
Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.
New American Standard Bible
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
World English Bible
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.
Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not rebuilt.
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not rebuilt.
Berean Standard Bible
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Contemporary English Version
Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built.
Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now the city was large and there was plenty of room. But there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Now the city was large and there was plenty of room. But there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
George Lamsa Translation
Now the city was large and wide; but there were few people in it, and their houses were not built.
Now the city was large and wide; but there were few people in it, and their houses were not built.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
The city was widespread and large, but the people in it were few and no houses were rebuilt.
Literal Translation
And the city was wide on both hands, and great, but the people in it few, and the houses not being built.
And the city was wide on both hands, and great, but the people in it few, and the houses not being built.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for ye cite, it was large of rowme, and greate, but ye people were fewe therin, and the houses were not buylded.
As for ye cite, it was large of rowme, and greate, but ye people were fewe therin, and the houses were not buylded.
American Standard Version
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not 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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
As for the citie, it was large of roome, and great, but the people were fewe therein, and the houses were not builded.
As for the citie, it was large of roome, and great, but the people were fewe therein, and the houses were not builded.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
King James Version (1611)
Now the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Now the city was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Now the city was wide and large; and the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.
Now the city was wide and large; and the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.
English Revised Version
Now the city was wide and large: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Now the city was wide and large: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis therof, and housis weren not bildid.
Sotheli the citee was ful brood and greet, and litil puple was in myddis therof, and housis weren not bildid.
Update Bible Version
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the city [was] large and great: but the people in it [were] few, and the houses [were] not built.
Now the city [was] large and great: but the people in it [were] few, and the houses [were] not built.
New King James Version
Ezra 2:1-70">[xr] Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
Ezra 2:1-70">[xr] Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
New Living Translation
At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.
At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.
New Life Bible
Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
New Revised Standard
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, the city, was broad on both hands, and large, but, the people, were few in the midst thereof, - and the houses had not been built.
Now, the city, was broad on both hands, and large, but, the people, were few in the midst thereof, - and the houses had not been built.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built.
And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built.
Revised Standard Version
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been 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;
And the city [is] broad on both sides, and great, and the people [are] few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;
THE MESSAGE
The city was large and spacious with only a few people in it and the houses not yet rebuilt.
The city was large and spacious with only a few people in it and the houses not yet rebuilt.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
Contextual Overview
1Now when the wall had been rebuilt and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites had been appointed, 2I put my brother Hanani, with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for Hananiah was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many [of the others]. 3I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while the watchmen are still standing guard, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from the residents of Jerusalem, each at his post [on the wall], and each in front of his own house." 4Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it and the houses had not [yet] been built.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
large and great: Heb. broad in spaces
the houses: Isaiah 58:12, Haggai 1:4-6, Matthew 6:33
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:62 - few in number Nehemiah 11:1 - the rulers Psalms 147:2 - build Jeremiah 30:18 - the city
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years."
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:7
So the LORD said, "I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind's sin] and I regret that I have made them."
So the LORD said, "I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind's sin] and I regret that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
Genesis 6:17
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
Genesis 7:10
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:12
It rained on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
It rained on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
Genesis 7:21
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now the city was large and great,.... The circumference of it, all within the wall; for that was built on its old foundation, and enclosed as much ground as ever it did: Hecataeus b, an Heathen writer, says the circumference of Jerusalem was fifty furlongs, which was more than six miles; but Josephus c makes the circuit of it but thirty three furlongs or about six miles:
but the people were few therein; in comparison of the largeness of the place; for though there were 42,360 that came up at first with Zerubbabel, and many more with Ezra, yet a great number chose to settle in the towns and cities in the country, Jerusalem being in such a desolate condition:
and the houses were not builded; some were, but they were but few, many of them still lay in ruins.
b Apud Euseb. Praepar. par. Evangel. l. 9. c. 4. p. 408. & apud Joseph. contr. Apion, l. 1. c. 22. c De Bell. Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The people were few - The number of those who returned with Zerubbabel was no more than 42,360 Nehemiah 7:66. Less than 2,000 people had come with Ezra Ezra 8:1-20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Nehemiah 7:4. The houses were not builded. — The city was not yet rebuilt, only a row of houses in the inside of the wall all round.
