Came stumbling out through the courtyard door may be rendered “stumbled out through the gate leading from the courtyard to the road.” On courtyard, see the note on 2.9.
Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Tobit. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2001. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.