Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 7:4:

• Kupsabiny: “The city/town was big and large in those days, but the people were few. No new houses had been built in that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “That time, the city of Jerusalem is wide but its residents were only few and the houses also were few.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The city of Jerusalem covered a large area, but at that time not many people lived in the city, and they had not built many new houses yet.” (Source: Translation for Translators)