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# I will set over them one shepherd
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The phrase "set over" is an idiom that means to cause a person to rule someone else. Alternate translation: "I will assign one shepherd to be in charge of my sheep and the goats" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# my servant David
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Here "David" refers to a descendant of David. Alternate translation: "a descendant of my servant David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# He will shepherd them
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The descendant of David who will be king over the people of Israel is spoken of as if he would be their shepherd. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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