King James Version

2 Kings 25:12

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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וּמִדַּלַּ֣תumidalatand from hairדַּלָּהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and from hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1803properly, something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigenthair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הִשְׁאִ֖ירhishirleaveשָׁאַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leave”, a completed actionH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.רַבravaboundרַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…טַבָּחִ֑יםtabachimcookטַבָּחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cook”, the ordinary formH2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)cook, guard.לְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםlekhoremimto vine dresserכֹּרֵםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to vine dresser”, the ordinary formH3755a vinedresservine dresser (as one or two words).וּלְיֹגְבִֽיםuleyogevimand to husbandmanגּוּבconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and to husbandman”, a verb used as a describing wordH1461to dighusbandman.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Young’s Literal Translation

and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

World English Bible

But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

Darby Translation

But the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and husbandmen.

Douay-Rheims

But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν πτωχῶν τῆς γῆς ὑπέλιπεν ὁ ἀρχιμάγειρος εἰς ἀμπελουργοὺς καὶ εἰς γαβίν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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