en_tn/ezk/34/22.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and of himself as their shepherd. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# they will no longer be plunder

This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will not allow anyone to plunder them" or "I will not allow anyone to steal them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# plunder

"things that are stolen." The shepherds and wild animals have been stealing the sheep and the goats from Yahweh's flock.

# 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]])

# will be a prince among them

"will be their ruler"
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and of himself as their shepherd. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will not allow anyone to plunder them" or "I will not allow anyone to steal them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"things that are stolen." The shepherds and wild animals have been stealing the sheep and the goats from Yahweh's flock.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "David" refers to a descendant of David. AT: "a descendant of my servant David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"will be their ruler"`