Verse 13
Nehemiah 2:13
American Standard Version
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֵצְאָ֨/ה בְ/שַֽׁעַר הַ/גַּ֜יא לַ֗יְלָה וְ/אֶל פְּנֵי֙ עֵ֣ין הַתַּנִּ֔ין וְ/אֶל שַׁ֖עַר הָ/אַשְׁפֹּ֑ת וָ/אֱהִ֨י שֹׂבֵ֜ר בְּ/חוֹמֹ֤ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ אֲשֶׁר ה/מפרוצים הֵ֣ם פְּרוּצִ֔ים וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָ/אֵֽשׁ
English Translation
I went out by the gate of the gorge at night and to the face of the dragon's spring and to the gate of the dung, and I was broken at the wall of Jerusalem which was broken through, and its gates were consumed by fire.
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