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The parable about shepherds and sheep continues.
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## flock meant for the slaughter, for those who dealt in sheep. ##
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AT: "flock of sheep that was intended for slaughter."
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## staffs ##
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Staffs are wooden sticks used for various purposes, including directing sheep. Staffs may have different types of hooks on the ends.
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## Favor ##
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Various versions also translate the Hebrew word in this text as "grace" and "beauty."
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## Unity ##
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This is the idea of brotherhood between the two parts of Israel, the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom.
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## I grew tired of the sheep owners ##
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AT:"I could no longer tolerate the sheep owners who had hired me."
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## despised ##
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hated, detested.
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