2 Kings

2 Kings 25:12

¹²But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִ֑ים	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
left behind	הִשְׁאִ֖יר	hiš·’îr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
some of the poorest	וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת	ū·mid·dal·laṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1803 hair, thrum
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to tend the vineyards	לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים	lə·ḵō·rə·mîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3755 tend vineyards, dress vines
and fields	וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃	ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3009 till, be husbandman

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