This represents the poorest people. Alternate translation: "The poorest people" or "The poorest of my people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Here "your root" refers to the people of Philistia. Alternate translation: "I will kill your people with famine that will put to death all your survivors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])