13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 2:13:1 ⧉וָאֵצְאָ֨הvaetseaand I went out Nehemiah 2:13:2 ⧉בְשַֽׁעַר־הַגַּ֜יאbeshaarhagaiat the gate of the valley Nehemiah 2:13:3 ⧉לַ֗יְלָהlailaat night Nehemiah 2:13:4 ⧉וְאֶל־פְּנֵי֙veelpeneiand toward the face of or toward the front of Nehemiah 2:13:5 ⧉עֵ֣יןeinspring Nehemiah 2:13:6 ⧉הַתַּנִּ֔יןhataninthe serpent or the dragon Nehemiah 2:13:7 ⧉וְאֶל־שַׁ֖עַרveelshaarand toward the gate of Nehemiah 2:13:8 ⧉הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תhaashpeotthe refuse or the dung Nehemiah 2:13:9 ⧉וָאֱהִ֨יvaehiand I was Nehemiah 2:13:10 ⧉שֹׂבֵ֜רsoverexamining or inspecting Nehemiah 2:13:11 ⧉בְּחוֹמֹ֤תbekhomotthe walls of Nehemiah 2:13:12 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yerushalayimJerusalem Nehemiah 2:13:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־המפרוציםasherhameferutsimwhich the broken-through ones Nehemiah 2:13:14 ⧉הֵ֣םhemthey Nehemiah 2:13:15 ⧉פְּרוּצִ֔יםperutsimbroken through Nehemiah 2:13:16 ⧉וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָushearehaand its gates Nehemiah 2:13:17 ⧉אֻכְּל֥וּukleluwere consumed Nehemiah 2:13:18 ⧉בָאֵֽשׁ׃vaeshby fire |
13. Formal Translation And I went out by night through the Valley Gate and toward the front of the Dragon Spring and to the Refuse Gate. And I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates, which had been consumed by fire. |
13. Dynamic Translation At night I went out through the Valley Gate, passing the Dragon Spring and the Refuse Gate, and I examined the ruined walls of Jerusalem; its gates had been destroyed by fire. |