Nehemiah 2:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I went out by night by the valley gate toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate; and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.”
Nehemiah 2:13 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 2:13 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I go out through the gate of the valley by night, and unto the front of the fountain of the dragon, and unto the gate of the dunghill, and I am measuring about the walls of Jerusalem, that are broken down, and its gates consumed with fire.”
Nehemiah 2:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I went out by night by the valley-gate, even toward the jackal-fountain, and to the dung-gate; and I viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were in ruins, and its gates were consumed with fire. ”
Nehemiah 2:13 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, and came before the dragon well, and to the dung porte, and vewed the walles of Ierusalem, howe they were broken downe, and the portes thereof deuoured with the fire.”
Nehemiah 2:13 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:13 in Context — Nehemiah 2
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13 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.
14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:13 Mean?
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