Now when all the 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 the forces
chayil (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
which were in the fields
sadeh (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
even they and their men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
had made Gedaliah
Gdalyah (ghed-al-yaw')
Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites -- Gedaliah.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ahikam
'Achiyqam (akh-ee-kawm')
brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite -- Ahikam.
governor
paqad (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
in the land
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and had committed
paqad (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
unto him men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
and women
'ishshah (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and children
taph (taf)
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) -- (little) children (ones), families.
and 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.
of them that were not carried away captive
galah (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
to Babylon
Babel (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
