OET interlinear NEH 2:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וָ⁠אֵצְאָ֨⁠ה

and,I,went_out

Even though he brought a few men with him, Nehemiah says “I” because he was the primary person conducting this inspection. In this narrative, he represents the entire group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say “we” in your translation to express this meaning. If your language makes this distinction, “we” would not include the addressee.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

בְ⁠שַֽׁעַר־הַ⁠גַּ֜יא

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

This is the name of one of the gates of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [at the Valley Gate]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠אֶל־פְּנֵי֙ עֵ֣ין הַתַּנִּ֔ין

and=near/to and=near/to (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

Here, face means the front of an object. This means that the group passed in front of the well. Alternate translation: [we went past the Dragon Well]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

עֵ֣ין הַתַּנִּ֔ין

Dragons (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

This is the name of a spring-fed well outside Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [the Dragon Well]

Note 5 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠אֶל־שַׁ֖עַר הָ⁠אַשְׁפֹּ֑ת

and=near/to and=near/to (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

This is the name of another one of the gates of Jerusalem. It seems that rubbish was removed from the city through this gate. Alternate translation: [the Rubbish Gate]

וָ⁠אֱהִ֨י שֹׂבֵ֜ר בְּ⁠חוֹמֹ֤ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙

and,I_was (Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

Alternate translation: [We made a careful inspection of the walls of Jerusalem]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם פְּרוּצִ֔ים וּ⁠שְׁעָרֶ֖י⁠הָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָ⁠אֵֽשׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I,went_out by,the_gate_of of,the_valley night and=near/to face/surface_of Dragons Spring and=near/to gate_of of,the_dung and,I_was inspected (on)_the,walls_of Yerushalayim which/who the, and,gates_of,its destroyed by,fire )

You can use active forms to express the meaning of these two passive verbs. Alternate translation: [which our enemies had broken open, and the wooden gates which they had destroyed with fire]