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Nehemiah

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So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon's Well and on to the Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So I went to go or come out Verb H3318 וָאֵצְאָ֨ה va·'e·tze·'ah
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out at night night Noun H3915 לַ֗יְלָה lay·lah
by the Valley a valley Noun H1516 הַגַּ֜יא hag·gai
Gate a gate Noun H8179 בְשַֽׁעַר־ ve·sha·'ar-
in the direction face, faces Noun H6440 פְּנֵי֙ pe·nei
of the Dragon's Well "spring of dragons," a place near Jer. H5886    
and [on] to the Refuse an ash heap, refuse heap, dunghill Noun H830 הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑ת ha·'ash·pot;
Gate, a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֖עַר sha·'ar
inspecting to inspect, examine Verb H7663 שֹׂבֵ֜ר so·ver
the walls a wall Noun H2346 בְּחֹומֹ֤ת be·cho·v·mot
of Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye·ru·sha·lim
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which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
were broken down to break through Verb H6555 (פְּרוּצִ֔ים pe·ru·tzim,
and its gates a gate Noun H8179 וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ u·she·'a·rei·ha
which were consumed to eat Verb H398 אֻכְּל֥וּ uk·ke·lu
by fire. a fire 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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New American Standard Bible 1995 So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon's Well and on to the Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.
King James Bible So And I went out at by night by the Valley Gate in the direction gate of the Dragon's Well valley, even before the dragon well, and on to the Refuse Gate, inspecting dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem Jerusalem, which were broken down down, and its the gates which thereof were consumed by with fire.
Hebrew Greek English So I went out at night by the Valley Gate in the direction of the Dragon's Well and on to the Refuse Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were consumed by fire.