Study it in the app“The lost I will seek, and the strayed I will bring back, and the broken I will bind up, and the sick I will strengthen; but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them with judgment.”
The lostאֶת הָאֹבֶדֶתI will seek,אֲבַקֵּשׁand the strayedוְאֶת הַנִּדַּחַתI will bring back,אָשִׁיבand the brokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶתI will bind up,אֶחֱבֹשׁand the sickוְאֶת הַחוֹלָהI will strengthen;אֲחַזֵּקbut the fatוְאֶת הַשְּׁמֵנָהand the strongוְאֶת הַחֲזָקָהI will destroy;אַשְׁמִידI will feed themאֶרְעֶנָּהwith judgment.בְמִשְׁפָּט
be lost
To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.
Where else “ovedet” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “avakesh” appearsbanish
To push a people far from their land.
Where else “nidachat” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appearsbreak
To break something to pieces.
Where else “nishberet” appearsbandage
To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.
Where else “echevosh” appearsbe sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chola” appearsrepair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “achazek” appearsrich, fat
Rich, fat, abundant.
Where else “shemena” appearsstrong
Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.
Where else “chazaka” appearsdestroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “ashmid” appearsgraze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “ere” appearsjudgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears15I will feed my sheep, and I will make them lie down, declares Adonai YHWH.
16 · This verse (above)
17And you, my sheep, thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am judging between sheep and sheep, between the rams and the male goats.
