Nehemiah 2:13
ContextNETBible | I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons 1 and the Dung Gate, 2 inspecting 3 the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire. |
XREF | 2Ch 26:9; Ne 1:3; Ne 2:3,17; Ne 2:15; Ne 3:13; Ne 3:13,14; Ne 12:31; Jer 5:10 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “Well of the Serpents”; or “Well of the Jackals” (cf. ASV, NIV, NLT). 2 tn Or “Rubbish Gate” (so TEV); NASB “Refuse Gate”; NCV “Trash Gate”; CEV “Garbage Gate.” 3 tc For the MT reading שֹׂבֵר (sover, “inspecting”) the LXX erroneously has שֹׁבֵר (shover, “breaking”). However, further destruction of Jerusalem’s walls was obviously not a part of Nehemiah’s purpose. |