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Nehemiah 7:4

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

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וְהָעִ֞ירvehairand the cityעִירconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.רַחֲבַ֤תrachavatbroadרָחָבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “broad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figurativelybroad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.יָדַ֨יִם֙yadayimhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וּגְדוֹלָ֔הugedolahand greatגָּדוֹלconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “and great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וְהָעָ֥םvehaamand the peopleעַםconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מְעַ֖טmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.בְּתוֹכָ֑הּbetokhahin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).בָּתִּ֖יםbatimfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…בְּנוּיִֽםbenuyimbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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