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# I will set over them one shepherd
The phrase "set over" is an idiom that means to cause a person to rule someone else. AT: "I will assign one shepherd to be in charge of my sheep and the goats" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# my servant David
Here "David" refers to a descendant of David. AT: "a descendant of my servant David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# He will shepherd them
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]])