Nehemiah 7:4

The List of Returning Exiles

3And 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.”4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.5Then 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:

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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.
American Standard Version (1901)
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built.
Free Bible Version
In those times the city was large with plenty of space, but there weren't many people in it, and the houses hadn't been rebuilt.
Geneva Bible 1599
Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.
King James (Authorized) Version
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Translation for Translators
The city of Jerusalem covered a large area, but at that time not many people lived in the city, and they had not built many new houses yet [HYP].
Unlocked Literal Bible
Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.
Noah Webster Bible
Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.
World English Bible
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
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;