Nehemiah 7:4
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.In other versions
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
ASV
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.
BBE
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
DBY
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
WEB
And the city `is' broad on both sides, and great, and the people `are' few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;
YLT
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
ENG
Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.
WBT
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
BSB
In context
2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
4Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
5And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;