John 10:3
To 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
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2But the one entering through the derech hasha'ar is Ro'eh haTzon (Shepherd of the flock [of sheep]).
Cross References
Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; 1 He leadeth me beside the mei menuchot (tranquil waters). 1
Psalms 80:1(For the one directing. Set to The Lilies of the Edut. Of Asaph. Mizmor.) 1
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed His Eder like a Ro'eh; 1 He shall gather the tela'im (lambs) with His zero'a, 1 and carry them in His kheyk, 1 and shall gently lead those that are with young. 1
Isaiah 49:9That thou mayest say to the asurim (the prisoners, those of the Golus): Go forth; 1 to them that are in choshech: Reveal yourselves. 1 They shall feed in the derakhim 1 and their pastures shall be in kol shefayim (high hills). 1
Jeremiah 31:8They shall come with weeping, 1 and with techinnunim will I lead them back; 1 I will cause them to walk by the nachalei mayim (streams of water) 1 in a derech yashar (straight road), 1 wherein they shall not stumble; 1 for I am an Av to Yisroel, 1 and Ephrayim is My bechor. 1
Ezekiel 34:11For thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Hineni, I, even I, will both search for My tzon, and seek after them.
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 →