Nehemiah 2:13 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 2:13

So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent 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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

KJV

And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The gate of the valley - A gate opening on the valley of Hinnom, which skirted Jerusalem to the west and south. The exact position is uncertain; as is also that of “the dragon well.” The dung port - The gate by which offal and excrements were conveyed out of the city, and placed eastward of the valley-gate.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I went out by night by the gate of the valley--that is, the Jaffa gate, near the tower of Hippicus. even before the dragon well--that is, fountain on the opposite side of the valley. and to the dung port--the gate on the east of the city, through which there ran a common sewer to the brook Kedron and the valley of Hinnom.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאֵצְאָ֨ה	va.'e.tze.'Ah	and I went out !	H3318 →
בְשַֽׁעַר־	ve.sha.'ar-	by [the] gate of	H8179 →
הַגַּ֜יא	ha.Gai'	the valley	H1516 →
לַ֗יְלָה	Lay.lah	night	H3915 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
פְּנֵי֙	pe.Nei	[the] face	H6440 →
עֵ֣ין	'ein	[the] Spring of	H5869 →
הַתַּנִּ֔ין	ha.ta.Nin	[the] Dragons	H8577 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
שַׁ֖עַר	Sha.'ar	[the] gate of	H8179 →
הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת	ha.'ash.Pot	the dung	H830 →
וָאֱהִ֨י	va.'e.Hi	and I was	H1961 →
שֹׂבֵ֜ר	so.Ver	examining	H7663 →
בְּחוֹמֹ֤ת	be.cho.Mot	<on> [the] walls of	H2346 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
הֵ֣ם׀ פְּרוּצִ֔ים	hem fe.ru.tzim	they [were] broken down	H1992 →H6555 →
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ	u.she.'a.Rei.ha	and gates its	H8179 →
אֻכְּל֥וּ	'u.ke.Lu	they had been consumed	H398 →
בָאֵֽשׁ׃	va.'Esh	by <the> fire	H784 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 2:17
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we…
leads to
- Ezekiel 5:14
  I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.
- Isaiah 35:3–4
  Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
- Lamentations 3:45–46
  You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
- Lamentations 3:51
  My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
- Psalms 79:4
  We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
Through
Nehemiah 1:3
And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:17
  Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we…
- 2 Kings 25:10
  And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Through
Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by…
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:3
  And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”