Nehemiah Chapter 7 verse 4 Holy Bible
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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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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Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
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Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.
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Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
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And the city `is' broad on both sides, and great, and the people `are' few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The city was large. Literally, "broad every way." The houses were not builded. Much of the city consisted of open spaces, in which no houses had been as yet built.