Nehemiah 7:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.

ERV:

Now the city was wide and large: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

JPS:

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

WBS:

Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.

WEB:

Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

YLT:

And the city is broad on both sides, and great, and the people are few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;

Nehemiah 7:4 Cross References

XREF:

Nehemiah 7:3 Then I said to them, "Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot, and while they are standing guard, let them shut and bolt the doors. Also appoint guards from the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each at his post, and each in front of his own house."

Nehemiah 7:5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogies. Then I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up first in which I found the following record: (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

7:1-4 Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.

CONC:

Broad Builded Built Houses Large Midst Rebuilt Sides Spacious Therein Town Wide Within Yet

Broad Builded Built City Few Great Houses Large Midst Rebuilt Sides Small Spacious Therein Wide Within

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