John 10:4

When the Ro'eh has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the tzon follow the Ro'eh, because they have da'as of the Ro'ehʼs voice.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

In Context

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

5But a zar (stranger, foreigner) they will never follow, but will flee from him, because they do not have da'as of the voice of zarim (strangers, foreigners).

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:8Kol dodi (the voice of my beloved)! 1 Hinei, he cometh leaping upon the harim, 1 bounding over the hills. 1

Micah 2:12I will surely assemble, O Ya'akov, all of thee; 1 I will surely gather the She'erit Yisroel; 1 I will put them together like the tzon of the pen, 1 like the eder (flock) in the meadow; 1 they shall throng with people. 1

John 3:29The one having the Kallah (bride) is the Choson (Bridegroom), + 3:29 i.e., Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach but the Shoshvin (the Chosonʼs best man), the one having stood and hearing him with simcha, rejoices because of the kol (voice) of the Choson (Bridegroom). Therefore, this simcha of mine has been made sheleimah (complete).

John 10:16And another tzon I have which is not of this mikhla (fold); + 10:16 enclosure those also it is necessary for me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and they will become eder echad with Ro'eh echad (One flock with one Shepherd). + 10:16 Isa 56:8; Ezek 34:23; 37:24

John 13:15For I gave you a mofet that as I did to you, you may do also.

John 18:37Therefore, Pilate said to him, So you are a Melech (King)? In reply, he said, You say that I am a Melech. For this I have been born and for this I have come into the Olam Hazeh, that I might bear solemn edut (testimony) to HaEmes. Everyone who is of HaEmes hears my voice.

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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