Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:13

¹³So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent^c and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.

Footnotes

c 2:13 Or Dragon or Jackal

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I went out	וָאֵצְאָ֨ה	wā·’ê·ṣə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
at night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
through the Valley	הַגַּ֜יא	hag·gay	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1516 valley
Gate	בְשַֽׁעַר־	ḇə·ša·‘ar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
toward	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the Well	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5869 eye
of the Serpent	הַתַּנִּ֔ין	hat·tan·nîn	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
and the Dung	הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת	hā·’aš·pōṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H830 ash-heap(?), refuse-heap, dung-hill
Gate	שַׁ֖עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
and I inspected	שֹׂבֵ֜ר	śō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7663 inspect, examine
the walls	בְּחוֹמֹ֤ת	bə·ḥō·w·mōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had been broken down	הַמְפֹרוָצִים	ham·p̄ō·r·wå̄·ṣīm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H6555 break through
and the gates	וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ	ū·šə·ʿå̄·rɛ·hå̄	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H8179 gate
that had been destroyed	אֻכְּל֥וּ	’uk·kə·lū	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
by fire	בָאֵֽשׁ׃	ḇā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

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Nehemiah 1:3 · 2 Chronicles 26:9 · Nehemiah 3:13–14 · Nehemiah 2:17 · Nehemiah 2:3 · Nehemiah 2:15 · Nehemiah 12:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.