Nehemiah 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Nehemiah 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 7:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Nehemiah 7:4 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 7:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Nehemiah 7:4 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the city <FI>is<Fi> broad on both sides, and great, and the people <FI>are<Fi> few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;”

Nehemiah 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Nehemiah 7:4 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe the citie was large and great, but the people were few therein, and the houses were not buylded.”

Nehemiah 7:4 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 7:4 in Context — Nehemiah 7

2 Mandé á mi hermano Hanani, y á Hananías, príncipe del palacio de Jerusalem, (porque era éste, como varón de verdad y temeroso de Dios, sobre muchos;)

3 Y díjeles: No se abran las puertas de Jerusalem hasta que caliente el sol: y aun ellos presentes, cierren las puertas, y atrancad. Y señalé guardas de los moradores de Jerusalem, cada cual en su guardia, y cada uno delante de su casa.

4 Y la ciudad era espaciosa y grande, pero poco pueblo dentro de ella, y no había casas reedificadas.

5 Y puso Dios en mi corazón que juntase los principales, y los magistrados, y el pueblo, para que fuesen empadronados por el orden de sus linajes: y hallé el libro de la genealogía de los que habían subido antes, y encontré en él escrito:

6 Estos son los hijos de la provincia que subieron de la cautividad, de la transmigración que hizo pasar Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, y que volvieron á Jerusalem y á Judá cada uno á su ciudad;

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What Does Nehemiah 7:4 Mean?

Nehemiah 7:4 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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