Nehemiah 7:4

7:4 Now the city was spread out ¹  and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. ²  At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

Nehemiah 9:25

9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of all sorts of good things – wells previously dug, vineyards, olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate until they were full ³  and grew fat. They enjoyed to the full your great goodness.

[7:4]  ¹ tn Heb “wide of two hands.”

[7:4]  ² tn Heb “the people were few in its midst.”

[9:25]  ³ tn Heb “they ate and were sated.” This expression is a hendiadys. The first verb retains its full verbal sense, while the second functions adverbially: “they ate and were filled” = “they ate until they were full.”