en_tn_lite_do_not_use/neh/02/13.md

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/jit/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. Alternate translation: "which Israel's enemies had broken open, and the wooden gates which their enemies had destroyed with fire" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)