14 Then I went on to the (A)Fountain Gate and to the (B)King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass. 15 So I went up in the night by the (C)valley,[a] and [b]viewed the wall; then I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. 16 And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 2:15 torrent valley, wadi
  2. Nehemiah 2:15 examined

14 Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate(A) and the King’s Pool,(B) but there was not enough room for my mount to get through; 15 so I went up the valley by night, examining the wall. Finally, I turned back and reentered through the Valley Gate. 16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work.

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