Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThose who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. Young's Literal Translation And he removeth those left of the sword unto Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, till the reigning of the kingdom of Persia, King James Bible And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: Hebrew Those who escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית (haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder the sword הַחֶ֖רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile וַיֶּ֛גֶל (way·ye·ḡel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Babylon, בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and they became וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be servants לַעֲבָדִ֔ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5650: Slave, servant to him and his sons וּלְבָנָיו֙ (ū·lə·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the kingdom מַלְכ֥וּת (mal·ḵūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom of Persia פָּרָֽס׃ (pā·rās) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon came to power. מְלֹ֖ךְ (mə·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel |