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 Mandei o meu irmão Hanani, e Hananias, chefe do palácio de Jerusalém (porque era um homem fiel e temente a Deus, mais que muitos),
3 E disse-lhes: Não se abram as portas de Jerusalém até que o sol aqueça; e enquanto ainda estiverem presentes, fechem as portas, e [as] trancai. E ponham-se guardas dos moradores de Jerusalém, cada um em sua guarda, e cada um diante de sua casa.
4 E a cidade era espaçosa e grande, porém pouca gente havia dentro dela, e as casas [ainda] não haviam sido reconstruídas.
5 Então Deus pôs em meu coração que juntasse os nobres, os oficiais, e o povo, para que fossem registrados pela ordem de suas genealogias; e achei o livro da genealogia dos que haviam subido antes, e achei nele escrito [o seguinte] :
6 Estes são os filhos da província que subiram do cativeiro, dos que foram levados por Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia, e que voltaram a Jerusalém e a Judá, cada um à sua cidade;
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What Does Nehemiah 7:4 Mean?
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