# General Information:

A few men accompanied Nehemiah on this inspection, but he speaks in the first person because he was the primary person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# I went out by night by the Valley Gate

"At night, I went out through the Valley Gate"

# Jackal

a wild dog

# Dung Gate

Presumably, refuse was removed from the city through this gate.

# which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire

This can be stated in active form. AT: "which Israel's enemies had broken open, and the wooden gates which their enemies had destroyed with fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])