And he set
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
captains
sar (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of war
milchamah (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
over the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and gathered them together
qabats (kaw-bats')
to grasp, i.e. collect -- assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, surely, take up.
to him in the street
rchob (rekh-obe')
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area -- broad place (way), street.
of the gate
sha`ar (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and spake
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
comfortably
lebab (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
to them saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
