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Hebrew wordlink #348541

OSHB Eze 34:2 יִרְעוּ (yirˊū) Strongs=7462 b Lemma=‘רָעָה’
contextual word gloss=‘will_they_shepherd’ word gloss=‘feed’
Morphology=Vqi3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural

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Other uses (6) of identical word form יִרְעוּ (Morphology=Vqi3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יִרְעוּ’ (Morphology=Vqi3mp PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) has 5 different glosses: ‘let_them_graze’, ‘they_feed’, ‘they_will_graze’, ‘they_will_shepherd’, ‘will_they_shepherd’.

PROV 10:21 contextual word gloss=‘they_feed’ word gloss=‘feed’ OSHB PROV 10:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 the_lips _of the_righteous they _feed many_people and_fools by_lack _of heart they _die. (PRO_10:21)

OET-RV: 21 The lips of a godly person shepherd many people,
⇔ ^ but foolish people die from the lack of morals. (PRO 10:21)

ISA 49:9 contextual word gloss=‘they_will_graze’ word gloss=‘feed’ OSHB ISA 49:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 To_say to_the _prisoners come _out to_those_who are_in_darkness reveal _yourselves on roads they _will _graze and_on/over_all bare _heights pasture _of_their. (ISA_49:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙
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ISA 65:25 contextual word gloss=‘they_will_graze’ word gloss=‘feed’ OSHB ISA 65:25 word 3

OET-LV: 25 Wolf and_lamb they _will _graze as_one and_the_lion like_ox it _will _eat straw and_a _snake will _be_dust food _of_its not they _will _do _harm and_not they _will _destroy in_all the _mountain _of my _holiness _of_of YHWH he _says. (ISA_65:25)

OET-RV: 25 ◙
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EZE 34:10 contextual word gloss=‘they_will_shepherd’ word gloss=‘feed’ OSHB EZE 34:10 word 16

OET-LV: 10 Thus my_master he _says YHWH here_I am_against the_shepherds and_I _will _seek DOM flock _of_my from_their _of_hand and_I_will _cause _them _to _cease from_shepherding a _flock and_not they _will _shepherd again the_shepherds themselves and_I _will _deliver flock _of_my from_their _of_mouth and_not they _will _become to/for_them for_food. (EZE_34:10)

OET-RV: 10 The master Yahweh says this: Listen, I’m against those shepherds. I’ll require compensation from them for my flock, and then I’ll dismiss them from shepherding the flock. Those shepherds won’t shepherd themselves any longer either, because I’ll take my flock away from their mouths, so that my flock won’t become food for them any longer. (EZE 34:10)

MIC 7:14 contextual word gloss=‘let_them_graze’ word gloss=‘feed’ OSHB MIC 7:14 word 11

OET-LV: 14 shepherd people _of_your with_your _of_rod the _flock _of your _inheritance _of_of which_dwells _of (of)_alone a _forest in _the_middle a _garden-land let _them _graze Bāshān and_Gilˊād like_the_days _of antiquity. (MIC_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 Shepherd your people with your staff—
⇔ the flock of your inheritance.
⇔ They live alone in a forest,
⇔ surrounded by pastureland.
⇔ Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the old days. (MIC 7:14)

ZEP 3:13 contextual word gloss=‘they_will_graze’ word gloss=‘pasture’ OSHB ZEP 3:13 word 16

OET-LV: 13 The _remnant _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not they _will _do injustice and_not they _will _speak falsehood and_not it _will _be _found in_their _of_mouth a _tongue _of deceitfulness if/because they they _will _graze and_they _will _lie _down and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies. (ZEP_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 The surviving Israelis won’t do what is wrong.
⇔ ≈ They won’t tell lies or deceive others.
⇔ Instead they’ll eat and sleep in peace,
⇔ ≈ No one will be there to terrify them.
⇔  (ZEP 3:13)