Nehemiah Chapter 7 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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BBE Nehemiah 7:4

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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DARBY Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
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KJV Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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WBT Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.
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WEB 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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YLT Nehemiah 7:4

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.

Ellicott's Commentary