964 B
964 B
General Information:
A few men accompanied Nehemiah on this inspection, but he speaks in the first person because he was the primary person. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
I went out by night by the Valley Gate
"At night, I went out through the Valley Gate"
Jackal
a wild dog
Dung Gate
Presumably, refuse was removed from the city through this gate.
which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire
This can be stated in active form. AT: "which Israel's enemies had broken open, and the wooden gates which their enemies had destroyed with fire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)