KJV King James Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
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Jeremiah 39:10
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
WEB World English Bible
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
ASV American Standard Version
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of the poor people, who have nothing, hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left in the land of Judah, and he giveth to them vineyards and fields on the same day.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 39
7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;
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וּמִן־H4480 · minfromהָעָ֣םH5971 · ampeopleהַדַּלִּ֗יםH1800 · dalpoorאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichאֵין־H369 · a.yinnothingלָהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemמְא֔וּמָהH3972 · me.u.mahanythingהִשְׁאִ֛ירH7604 · sha.arto remainנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןH5018 · ne.vu.zar.a.danNebuzaradanרַב־H7227 · ravmanyטַבָּחִ֖יםH2876 · tab.bachguardבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיִּתֵּ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָהֶ֛םH9038 · hemthemכְּרָמִ֥יםH3754 · ke.remvineyardוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםH3010 · ya.gevfieldבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
2 Kings 25:12But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.Jeremiah 40:7Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;Jeremiah 52:16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left [certain] of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.Ezekiel 33:24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for inheritance.
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