But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and tillers of the soil — the poorest population (דַּלַּת־הָאָרֶץ, *dallat ha-aretz*), incapable of resistance or rebellion, are left to maintain basic agricultural production. This selection ensures that the land is not completely depopulated but left under Babylonian administrative control with a dependent population.

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