Nehemia 2:13

2:13 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.

Nehemia 7:6

7:6 These are the people ⁴  of the province who returned ⁵  from the captivity of the exiles, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile. ⁶  They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his own city.

[2:13]  ¹ tn Or “Well of the Serpents”; or “Well of the Jackals” (cf. ASV, NIV, NLT).

[2:13]  ² tn Or “Rubbish Gate” (so TEV); NASB “Refuse Gate”; NCV “Trash Gate”; CEV “Garbage Gate.”

[2:13]  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.

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of”; KJV, ASV “the children of”; NAB “the inhabitants of.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “who were going up.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tc One medieval Hebrew manuscript has “to Babylon.” Cf. Ezra 2:1.