2 Kings 25:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But the captainרַב־
(rav-)
7227b: chieffrom rabab
of the guardטַבָּחִ֑ים
(tab·ba·chim;)
2876: cook, guardsmanfrom tabach
leftהִשְׁאִ֖יר
(hish·'ir)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
some 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the poorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣ת
(u·mid·dal·lat)
1803b: the poorfrom dalal
of the landהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to be vinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים
(le·cho·re·mim)
3755: to tend vineyards, dress vinesdenominative verb from kerem
and plowmen. 
 
3009: to till, be a husbandmana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But the captain
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
of the guard
tabbach  (tab-bawkh')
a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food) -- cook, guard.
left
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
of the poor
dallah  (dal-law')
something dangling, i.e. a loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent -- hair, pining sickness, poor(-est sort).
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to be vinedressers
korem  (ko-rame')
a vinedresser -- vine dresser (as one or two words).
and husbandmen
yagab  (yaw-gab')
to dig or plow -- husbandman.

guwb  (goob)
to dig -- husbandman.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

International Standard Version
However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.

NET Bible
But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The captain of the guard left some of the poorest people in the land to work in the vineyards and on the farms.

King James 2000 Bible
But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
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