John 10:2

But the one entering through the derech hasha'ar is Ro'eh haTzon (Shepherd of the flock [of sheep]).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

In Context

1Omein, omein, I say to you, the one not entering through the derech hasha'ar (way of the entrance) into the mikhla haTzon (fold [enclosure] of the sheep) but going up another derech, that one is a ganav and a shoded (robber). + 10:1 Rv 13:4

3To this one the doorkeeper opens, and the tzon hears the Ro'ehʼs voice and the Ro'eh calls b'shem (by name) each of his own tzon and leads them out. + 10:3 Ps 95:7

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Cross References

Psalms 23:1(Mizmor of Dovid) 1 I shall not lack. 1

Ecclesiastes 12:11Divrei chachamim are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings that are given by Ro'eh Echad (One Shepherd).

Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered 1 the y'mei olam (days of old), of Moshe. 1 Where is He that brought them up out of the yam (sea) 1 with the ro'im of His tzon? 1 Where is He that put His Ruach Hakodesh 1 in the midst of them? 1

Micah 5:5And they shall shepherd Eretz Ashur (Assyria) with the cherev, 1 and Eretz Nimrod at its gates; 1 thus shall He + 5:5 Moshiach deliver us from the Assyrian, 1 when he cometh into our land, 1 and when he sets foot within our borders. 1

Zechariah 11:5Whose buyers slaughter them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Baruch Hashem, I have become rich! And their own ro'im (shepherds) spare them not.

Zechariah 13:7Awake, O Cherev (sword), against My Ro'eh, + 13:7 shepherd, i.e. Moshiach, see Isa 40:11; Ezek 34:23,24; 37:24 1 against the Gever (man) that is My Amit (fellow, intimate companion, associate), 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 strike the Ro'eh (shepherd), and the Tzon (sheep, flock) shall be scattered; 1 and I will turn Mine hand upon the tzo'arim (little ones); + 13:7 See Zech 11:7; Mt 26:31,56 1

Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →

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