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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now the city <i>was</i> large and great: but the people <i>were</i> few therein, and the houses <i>were</i> not builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the city <i>was</i> large and spacious, but the people in it <i>were</i> few, and the houses <i>were</i> not rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few and the houses were not rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it and the houses had not [yet] been built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Although Jerusalem covered a large area, not many people lived there, and no new houses had been built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now the city was wide and large: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The city was large and wide-open. Few people were in it, and no houses were being built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jerusalem was a large city, but not many people were living in it, and not many houses had been built yet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though the city was large and spread out, not many people were living there and not many houses had been built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now the city was large and great: but the people in it were few, and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the city [is] broad on both sides, and great, and the people [are] few in its midst, and there are no houses built;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the city is broad on both sides, and great, and the people are few in its midst, and there are no houses builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the city broad of hands, and great and the people few in its midst, and the houses not built.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the city was very wide and great, and the people few in the midst thereof, and the houses were not built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the city was great and very wide, and the people in its midst were few, and the houses were not yet built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, the city was quite wide and spacious, but its population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few and no houses had been built.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the city was large and wide; but there were few people in it, and their houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the city was great and was wide, and few people were within it, and there were no houses built for them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now the city <i>was</i> wide and large; and the people <i>were</i> few in it, and the houses were not built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1526" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·hā·‘îr (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">Now the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ū·ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh (Conj-w:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">was large</a> <a href="/hebrew/7342.htm" title="7342: ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ (Adj-fsc) -- Wide, broad. From rachab; roomy, in any direction, literally or figuratively.">and spacious,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏa·yim (N-fd) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘aṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">but there were few</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">had not yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bə·nū·yim (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">been rebuilt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Nehemiah 11:1-2</a></span><br />Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. / And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">Ezra 2:64-70</a></span><br />The whole assembly numbered 42,360, / in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. / They had 736 horses, 245 mules, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Nehemiah 2:3</a></span><br />and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17</a></span><br />Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm">Isaiah 49:19-20</a></span><br />For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. / Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18-19</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place. / Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Zechariah 8:4-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age. / And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Isaiah 44:26</a></span><br />who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-10.htm">Jeremiah 33:10-11</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again / the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a></span><br />Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-2.htm">Luke 10:2</a></span><br />And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Acts 1:15</a></span><br />In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Acts 2:41</a></span><br />Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-4.htm">Acts 4:4</a></span><br />But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Acts 6:1</a></span><br />In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.</p><p class="hdg">large and great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a></b></br> And <i>they that shall be</i> of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">Haggai 1:4-6</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house <i>lie</i> waste? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></b></br> But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-8.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Built</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-12.htm">Few</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-19.htm">Large</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-15.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-8.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-10.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-29.htm">Built</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/job/10-20.htm">Few</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Large</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-27.htm">Small</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm">of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm">of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm">of the Nethinims</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm">of Solomon's servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm">and of the priests which could not find their pedigree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">70. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Their offerings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now the city was large and spacious</b><br>Jerusalem, the city in question, was historically significant as the center of Jewish worship and governance. Its large and spacious nature reflects its former glory before the Babylonian exile. The city was designed to accommodate a large population, with ample space for the temple, marketplaces, and residential areas. This description highlights the potential for growth and restoration, aligning with God's promises to restore Israel. The spaciousness also symbolizes the spiritual capacity for renewal and revival among the people.<p><b>but there were few people in it</b><br>The sparse population is a direct result of the Babylonian exile, where many Jews were taken captive, and only a remnant returned under the leadership of Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. This situation underscores the challenges Nehemiah faced in rebuilding not just the physical walls but also the community and spiritual life of Jerusalem. The few people present represent the faithful remnant, a recurring theme in Scripture, where God often works through a small, dedicated group to accomplish His purposes.<p><b>and the houses had not yet been rebuilt</b><br>The lack of rebuilt houses indicates the incomplete state of Jerusalem's restoration. While the walls had been reconstructed under Nehemiah's leadership, the infrastructure necessary for a thriving community was still lacking. This reflects the ongoing process of restoration that requires both physical and spiritual rebuilding. The unrebuilt houses symbolize the need for the people to establish their lives and families in the city, fulfilling prophecies of return and restoration found in books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The rebuilding of homes can also be seen as a metaphor for the restoration of the covenant relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>The central figure in the book, Nehemiah was a Jewish leader who played a crucial role in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. His leadership and dedication to God's work are evident throughout the account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city of Jerusalem is the focal point of Nehemiah's mission. It was the spiritual and political center for the Jewish people, and its restoration was vital for their identity and worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity. Their return and resettlement in Jerusalem were part of God's promise to restore His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>The wall of Jerusalem, which Nehemiah was instrumental in rebuilding. It symbolized protection, security, and the re-establishment of the Jewish community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_census.htm">The Census</a></b><br>Nehemiah's decision to take a census of the people, which follows this verse, was crucial for organizing the community and ensuring that the city could be repopulated and function effectively.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vision_and_planning.htm">The Importance of Vision and Planning</a></b><br>Nehemiah recognized the potential of Jerusalem despite its current state. As believers, we should have a vision for what God can do in our lives and communities, even when circumstances seem bleak.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_restoration.htm">The Role of Leadership in Restoration</a></b><br>Nehemiah's leadership was crucial in the rebuilding process. God often uses leaders to guide His people through times of rebuilding and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_promises.htm">Trusting God's Promises</a></b><br>The sparse population in a large city could be discouraging, but Nehemiah trusted in God's promise to restore His people. We should hold onto God's promises, even when fulfillment seems distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_rebuilding.htm">Community and Rebuilding</a></b><br>The physical rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls was a precursor to the spiritual and communal rebuilding of the Jewish people. Our spiritual communities also need intentional rebuilding and nurturing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Nehemiah's actions demonstrate that faith requires action. We are called to actively participate in God's work, trusting Him to provide the resources and people needed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/gatekeepers'_role_in_the_bible.htm">What was the role of gatekeepers in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_clear_evidence_for_daniel_9_25.htm">Why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence supporting the exact timing of the decree mentioned in Daniel 9:25?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._12_7_align_with_judah's_history.htm">How does Zechariah 12:7, which promises the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, align with historical records showing Judah's multiple defeats and exiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_of_jerusalem's_gates.htm">What are the names of Jerusalem's gates?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The city was large</span>. Literally, "broad every way<span class="cmt_word">." The houses were not builded</span>. Much of the city consisted of open spaces, in which no houses had been as yet built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now the city</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעִ֞יר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was large</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְדוֹלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spacious,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַחֲבַ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7342.htm">Strong's 7342: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wide, broad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but there were few</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעַ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had not yet</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">been rebuilt.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנוּיִֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nū·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 7:4 Now the city was wide and large (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/7-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>