King James Version (KJV)
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Modern English
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
Hebrew
בִּהְי֣וֹתָם מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֑ר כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט וְגָרִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃
bihyvotam mtey mispar kimʿaṭ vgariym bah