# servants ... repaired These words refer to repairing the wall. Alternate translation: "servants ... repaired the wall" # Ophel This is the name of a place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) # opposite the Water Gate "in front of the Water Gate" # the projecting tower "the tall tower." The phrase "the projecting tower" means a tall tower that juts out from the wall.