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Nehemiah

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And I went out after Verb H3318 וָאֵצְאָ֨ה va·'e·tze·'ah
Analysis:
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by night night Noun H3915 לַ֗יְלָה lay·lah
of the valley valley Noun H1516 הַגַּ֜יא hag·gai
by the gate gate Noun H8179 בְשַֽׁעַר־ ve·sha·'ar-
even before accept Noun H6440 פְּנֵי֙ pe·nei
and to the dung dung Noun H830 הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת ha·'ash·pot;
port gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֖עַר sha·'ar
inspecting hope Verb H7663 שֹׂבֵ֜ר so·ver
the walls wall Noun H2346 בְּחֹומֹ֤ת be·cho·v·mot
of Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye·ru·sha·lim
Analysis:
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which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
and the gates gate Noun H8179 וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ u·she·'a·rei·ha
thereof were consumed burn up Verb H398 אֻכְּל֥וּ uk·ke·lu
with fire burning Noun H784 בָאֵֽשׁ׃ va·'esh.

Locations

Dung Gate (Jerusalem)

DUNG; DUNG GATEdung ('ashpoth, domen, peresh; skubalon, etc.): Nine different words occurring in the Hebrew have been translated "dung" in the Old Testament. The word used to designate one of the gates of Jerusalem ('ashpoth, Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 3:14) is more general than the others and may mean any kind of refuse. The gate was probably so named because... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Valley Gate (Jerusalem)

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English And So I went out by at night by the gate Valley Gate in the direction of the valley, even before the dragon well, Dragon's Well and on to the dung port, and viewed Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem, Jerusalem which were broken down, down and the its gates thereof which were consumed with by fire.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So I went out by at night by the gate Valley Gate in the direction of the valley, even before the dragon well, Dragon's Well and on to the dung port, and viewed Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem, Jerusalem which were broken down, down and the its gates thereof which were consumed with by fire.