Nehemiah 7:4

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

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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וְהָעִיר ve·ha·'ir and the city H5892 רַחֲבַת ra·cha·vat [was] broad of H7342 יָדַיִם ya·da·yim both hands H3027 וּגְדוֹלָה u·ge·do·lah and large H1419 וְהָעָם ve·ha·'am and the people H5971 מְעַט me·'at [were] few H4592 בְּתוֹכָהּ be·to·khah in [the] midst of it H8432 וְאֵין ve·'ein and not H369 בָּתִּים ba·tim houses H1004 בְּנוּיִם be·nu·yim [were] rebuilt H1129

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–4

Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.

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