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the God of the spirits of all humanity
Possible meaning are 1) here "spirits" refers to all people." AT: "the God over all of humanity" or 2) the reference to "spirits" refers to God having given life and breath to all people. AT: "the God who gives breath to all people" or "the God who give life to all humanity" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
a man over the community
To be "over" a group of people means to have authority to lead them. AT: "a man to lead the community" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
a man who may go out and come in before them and lead them out and bring them in
This is an idiom that means a person who will lead all the people and also lead the army into battle. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
so that your community is not like sheep that have no shepherd
This is a simile that means without a leader the people will wander and be helpless. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)