Nehemiah 7:4 - New International Version (Anglicised)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few, and their houses were not yet built.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁴ Now although the city was wide and large, only a few people were living within it, and no houses had been rebuilt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Now the city was great and very wide, and the people in its midst were few, and the houses were not yet built.

Nehemiah 7:4 Tagairtí Cros

Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.

Nehemiah 11:2

The people commended all who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 7:3

I said to them, ‘The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, make them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.’

Nehemiah 7:5

So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:

Isaiah 58:12

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.