4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 7:4:1 ⧉וְהָעִ֞ירvehairand the city Nehemiah 7:4:2 ⧉רַחֲבַ֤תrakhavatwas wide Nehemiah 7:4:3 ⧉יָדַ֙יִם֙yadayimof hands {idiom: on both sides, spacious} Nehemiah 7:4:4 ⧉וּגְדוֹלָ֔הugedolaand great Nehemiah 7:4:5 ⧉וְהָעָ֖םvehaamand the people Nehemiah 7:4:6 ⧉מְעַ֣טmeatfew Nehemiah 7:4:7 ⧉בְּתוֹכָ֑הּbetokhahwithin it Nehemiah 7:4:8 ⧉וְאֵ֥יןveenand there was no Nehemiah 7:4:9 ⧉בָּתִּ֖יםbatimhouses Nehemiah 7:4:10 ⧉בְּנוּיִֽם׃benuyimbuilt |
4. Formal Translation And the city was wide and large, and the people inside it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt yet. |
4. Dynamic Translation The city was spacious and very big, but only a few people lived there, and no houses had been rebuilt yet. |