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officers

These are people holding a position of command or authority.

people

This is the nation of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

two thousand cubits

"2,000 cubits." The word "cubit" is a measurement equaling the distance from the elbow to the finger tips. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)