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Ezekiel 34:22

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

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וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יvehoshatiand be safeיָשַׁעconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be safe”, a completed action in a sequenceH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.לְצֹאנִ֔יletsonito flockצֹאןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִהְיֶ֥ינָהtihyeynahbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ע֖וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).לָבַ֑זlavazto bootyבַּזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to booty”, the ordinary formH957plunderbooty, prey, spoil(-ed).וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יveshafattiand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and judge”, a completed action in a sequenceH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.בֵּ֥יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.שֶׂ֖הsehgoatשֶׂהnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “goat”, the ordinary formH7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089 (זֶה).לָשֶֽׂהlasehto goatשֶׂהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to goat”, the ordinary formH7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep. Compare H2089 (זֶה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

therefore will I save My flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.

World English Bible

therefore I will save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.

Darby Translation

— I will save my flock, that they may no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

Douay-Rheims

I will save my dock, and it shall be no more a spoil, and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

therefore will I save My flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore I will save my sheep, and they shall not be any more for a prey; and will judge between ram and ram.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σώσω τὰ πρόβατά μου, καὶ οὐ μὴ ὦσιν ἔτι εἰς προνομὴν, καὶ κρινῶ ἀναμέσον κριοῦ πρὸς κριόν.