Neh 2:13 | NETfull | STEP | I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons and the Dung Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

Nehemiah 2:13

13 I proceeded through the Valley Gate by night, in the direction of the Well of the Dragons ^{▼▼ Or “Well of the Serpents”; or “Well of the Jackals” (cf. ASV, NIV, NLT).} and the Dung Gate, ^{▼▼ Or “Rubbish Gate” (so TEV); NASB “Refuse Gate”; NCV “Trash Gate”; CEV “Garbage Gate.”} inspecting ^{▼▼ 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.} the walls of Jerusalem that had been breached and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.