Nehemiah 2:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֵצְאָ֨ה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בְשַֽׁעַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַגַּ֜יא
gayʼ
H1516
valley
לַ֗יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
עֵ֣ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַתַּנִּ֔ין
tannîyn
H8577
serpent
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שַׁ֖עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת
ʼashpôth
H830
ash heap
וָאֱהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שֹׂבֵ֜ר
sâbar
H7663
to wait
בְּחוֹמֹ֤ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
המפרוצים
pârats
H6555
to break through
הֵ֣ם
hêm
H1992
they
פְּרוּצִ֔ים
pârats
H6555
to break through
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ
shaʻar
H8179
gate
אֻכְּל֥וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 of it were consumed with fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I went out at the gate of the valley at night, even to the face of the spring of the dragon, and to the gate of dung. And I was looking intently at the walls of Jerusalem, seeing that they were broken down, and its gates had been consumed by fire.
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