# 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]])