Nehemiah 2:8-16

8and a letterH107 to AsaphH623 the keeperH8104 of the king's forest, that he may giveH5414 me timber to makeH5414 beams for the gatesH8179 of the palace which [appertains] to the houseH1004, and for the wallH2346 of the cityH5892, and for the houseH1004 that I shall enter into. And the kingH4428 granted me, according to the goodH2896 handH3027 of my 1GodH430 upon me.

9And I cameH935 to the governorsH6346 beyond the riverH5104, and gaveH5414 them the king's lettersH107. Now the kingH4428 had sentH7971 captains of a force and horsemenH6571 with me.

10And whenH834 SanballatH5571 the HoroniteH2772, and Tobijah the servantH5650, the AmmoniteH5984, heardH8085 [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there had comeH935 a manH120 to seekH1245 the welfare of the children of IsraelH3478.

11And I cameH935 to JerusalemH3389, and wasH1961 there threeH7969 daysH3117.

12And I aroseH6965 in the nightH3915, I and some fewH4592 menH376 with me — but I toldH5046 no manH376 what my 2GodH430 had putH5414 in my heartH3820 to do for JerusalemH3389 — and there was no beast with me, except the beast that I rodeH7392 upon.

13And I wentH3318 out by nightH3915 by the valley-gate, even toward the jackal-fountain, and to the dung-gate; and I viewed the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389, which were in ruins, and its gatesH8179 were consumedH398 with fireH784.

14And I went on to the fountain-gate, and to the king's poolH1295; and there was no placeH4725 for the beast under me to passH5674.

15And I wentH935 up in the nightH3915 through the valleyH1516, and viewed the wallH2346, and turnedH7725 backH7725, and entered by the valley-gate and returnedH7725.

16And the rulers did not knowH3045 whither I wentH1980 or what I did, for I had not as yet toldH5046 it to the JewsH3064, nor to the priestsH3548, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the restH3499 that did the workH4399.