Nehemiah 7:4 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And the city [is] broad on both sides, and great, and the people [are] few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;
English ASV
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
English Amplified
Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few, and their houses were not yet built.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Now the city was wide and large, but the people in it were few, and their houses were not yet built.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
English EASY 2024
Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people lived in it. We had not yet built many houses.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Now the city was large and there was plenty of room. But there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.
English KJV 1611
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
English LSB
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not rebuilt.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Now the city was large and spacious, yet the people in it were few since there had been no houses built.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Now the city was quite wide and spacious, but its population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Jerusalem was large. It had a lot of room. But only a few people lived there. The houses hadn't been rebuilt yet.
English NIV
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
English NKJ 1982
Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt.
English NLT
At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small. And only a few houses were scattered throughout the city.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
For the city was large, but the population was small; and only a few houses were scattered throughout the city.
English Tyndale 1537
As for the city, it was large of room, and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.