OET interlinear NEH 7:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠הָ⁠עִ֞יר רַחֲבַ֤ת יָדַ֨יִם֙ וּ⁠גְדוֹלָ֔ה

and,the,city spacious_of hands and,large

These two short phrases mean similar things. Nehemiah uses them together to emphasize how large Jerusalem was. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [The city of Jerusalem covered a large area]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רַחֲבַ֤ת יָדַ֨יִם֙

spacious_of hands

Here, hand means “side.” The image is that if you stood in the city, there would be a lot of it on both sides of you. Alternate translation: [covered a large area]

וְ⁠הָ⁠עָ֥ם מְעַ֖ט בְּ⁠תוֹכָ֑⁠הּ

and,the,people few (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,city spacious_of hands and,large and,the,people few in,the_midst_of,of_it and,not houses built )

Alternate translation: [but not many people lived there]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠אֵ֥ין בָּתִּ֖ים בְּנוּיִֽם

and,not (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,city spacious_of hands and,large and,the,people few in,the_midst_of,of_it and,not houses built )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: [the people had not yet rebuilt the houses]