19:18a

eat the flesh: This phrase refers to eating the bodies of dead people.

commanders: This word refers to the top leaders of soldiers.

mighty men: Here the phrase mighty men refers to strong and skilled soldiers. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

heroes (New Jerusalem Bible)
-or-
strong warriors (New Living Translation (2004))

19:18b–c

horses and riders: This phrase refers to the enemy soldiers and the horses that they rode in the war.

19:18d

slave: A slave is a person who belongs to a master. A slave has to obey his master. He is not free to leave his master. Other ways to translate this word are:

forced laborers
-or-
those subjected to a master

See how you translated this word in 6:15 or 13:16.

free: The word free refers to people who were not slaves. A free person could choose what work to do and for whom to work. Other ways to translate this word are:

those who stand free
-or-
those who rule their own lives

See how you translated this word in 6:15 or 13:16.

small and great: This phrase refers to people of both low status and high status. It implies people of all classes and position in society. The phrase does not refer to physical size. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

humble and great
-or-
both of lowly and high status
-or-
both of high and lowly position/place
-or-
whether ⌊they are⌋ important ⌊people⌋ or not

See how you translated this phrase in 11:18 or 13:16.

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