Nehemiah 2:13 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וָאֵצְאָ֨הva.'e.tze.'Ahand I went out !
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 1
בְשַֽׁעַר\־ve.sha.'ar-by [the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 2
הַגַּ֜יאha.Gai'the valley
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: Valley (Gate)
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 26:9, Nehemiah 2:15, Nehemiah 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516M; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 3
לַ֗יְלָהLay.lahnight
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 4
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 5
פְּנֵי֙pe.Nei[the] face
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 6
עֵ֣ין'ein[the] Spring of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Fountain of
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 7
הַתַּנִּ֔יןha.ta.Nin[the] Dragons
Lemma: תַּנִּין (tan.nin) · Strong's: H8577B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Dragon
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8577B; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 8
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 9
שַׁ֖עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 10
הָאַשְׁפֹּ֑תha.'ash.Potthe dung
Lemma: אַשְׁפֹּת (ash.pot) · Strong's: H0830G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Dung (Gate)
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0830G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 11
וָאֱהִ֨יva.'e.Hiand I was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 12
שֹׂבֵ֜רso.Verexamining
Lemma: שָׂבַר (sa.var) · Strong's: H7663A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to inspect
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7663A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 13
בְּחוֹמֹ֤תbe.cho.Mot<on> [the] walls of
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 14
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 15
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 16
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haand gates its
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 17
אֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.Luthey had been consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 18
בָאֵֽשׁ\׃va.'Eshby <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:13 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So I went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| at night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| through the Valley | → | גַּיְא H1516M Valley (Gate) |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Well | → | עַ֫יִן H5869G Fountain of |
| of the Serpent | → | תַּנִּין H8577B Dragon |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and the Dung | → | אַשְׁפֹּת H0830G Dung (Gate) |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and I inspected | → | שָׂבַר H7663A to inspect |
| the walls | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had been broken down | → | פָּרַץ H6555 to break through |
| and the gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| that had been destroyed | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| by fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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