Nehemiah 2:13
New English Translation
13 I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons[a] and the Dung Gate,[b] inspecting[c] the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
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- Nehemiah 2:13 tn Or “Well of the Serpents”; or “Well of the Jackals” (cf. ASV, NIV, NLT).
- Nehemiah 2:13 tn Or “Rubbish Gate” (so TEV); NASB “Refuse Gate”; NCV “Trash Gate”; CEV “Garbage Gate.”
- Nehemiah 2:13 tc For the MT reading שֹׂבֵר (sover, “inspecting”) the LXX erroneously has שֹׁבֵר (shover, “breaking”). However, further destruction of Jerusalem’s walls was obviously not a part of Nehemiah’s purpose.
Nehemiah 2:13
New International Version
13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate(A) toward the Jackal[a] Well and the Dung Gate,(B) examining the walls(C) of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.
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- Nehemiah 2:13 Or Serpent or Fig
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