Nehemiah 7:4

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

In context

2 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

3 And 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.”

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

5 Then 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:

6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

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Nehemiah 7:4 in every translation

BSB 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.
KJV King James Version: Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
WEB World English Bible: Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
ASV American Standard Version: Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
YLT 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;
DBY Darby Translation: Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
WBS Webster Bible: Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.