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43 lines
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## The Word of Yahweh came to me and said ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md).
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## the shepherd of Israel ##
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This phrase compares the leaders of Israel that are supposed to take care of their people with shepherds who are supposed to take care of their flock. AT: "the leaders of Israel who are like shepherds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## prophesy and say ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 21:8](../21/08.md).
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## Thus says the Lord Yahweh ##
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See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:10](../03/10.md).
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## are shepherding themselves ##
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AT "are feeding and taking care of themselves."
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## Should not shepherds guard the flock? ##
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"Should not shepherds feed and take care of the flock." Yahweh uses this question to scold the leaders for not taking care of the people. AT: "Shepherds should feed the flock and take care of it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## You eat the fatty portions ##
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It is implied that the fatty portions come from the sheep and the goats. AT: "You eat the fatty parts of the sheep and goats" or "You eat the best parts of the sheep and goats." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## dress in wool ##
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"wear the wool from the sheep"
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## You slaughter the fatlings of the flock ##
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AT: "You kill the fatlings of the flock so that you can eat them"
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## the fatlings ##
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"the healthiest sheep and goats" or "the fattest sheep and goats"
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## do not shepherd at all ##
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"do not feed and take care of the flock" |