Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

New American Standard Bible

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.

King James Version

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Holman Bible

But some of the poorest people of the land Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left to be vinedressers and farmers.

International Standard Version

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

A Conservative Version

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

American Standard Version

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Amplified

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

Darby Translation

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Julia Smith Translation

And from the weak of the land, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks left for vine-dressers and for ploughmen.

King James 2000

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But Nebuzaradan [the] captain of [the] guard left [some] of the poor of the land [to serve] as vinedressers and farmers.

Modern King James verseion

But Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners left some of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But the poor people of the country did Nebuzaradan the chief Captain leave in the land, to occupy the vineyards and fields.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

The Emphasized Bible

But, others of the poor of the land, did Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners leave, for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

Webster

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

World English Bible

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

Youngs Literal Translation

and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But Nebuzaradan
נבוּזראדן 
N@buwzaradan 
Usage: 15

the captain
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

of the guard
טבּח 
Tabbach 
Usage: 32

שׁאר 
Sha'ar 
Usage: 134

certain of the poor
דּלּה 
Dallah 
Usage: 7

of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

כּרם 
Korem 
Usage: 5

References

Context Readings

The Fall Of Jerusalem

15 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away as prisoners the rest of the people who were still in the town, and those who had given themselves up to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the workmen. 16 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields. 17 And the brass pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the wheeled bases and the great brass water-vessel in the house of the Lord, were broken up by the Chaldaeans, who took all the brass away to Babylon.



Cross References

2 Kings 25:12

But he let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

Jeremiah 39:9-10

Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away to Babylon as prisoners, all the rest of the workmen who were still in the town, as well as those who had given themselves up to him, and all the rest of the people.

Jeremiah 40:5-7

Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the armed men gave him food and some money and let him go.

Ezekiel 33:24

Son of man, those who are living in these waste places in the land of Israel say, Abraham was but one, and he had land for his heritage: but we are a great number; the land is given to us for our heritage.

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