Luke 10:2
And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was saying to them, Indeed the Katzir is plentiful, but the poalim of the Katzir are few; therefore, ask the Adon of the Katzir that he might send out poalim into his Katzir.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3Go I send you as kevasim (sheep) into the midst of ze'evim (wolves).
Cross References
Numbers 11:17And I will come down and speak with thee there; and I will take of the Ruach + 11:17 Hakodesh that is upon thee, and will put + 11:17 Him upon them; and they shall bear the massa HaAm (burden of the People) with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
1 Kings 18:22Then said Eliyahu unto HaAm, I, even I only, am left a navi of Hashem; but Ba'alʼs nevi'im are four hundred and fifty ish.
Psalms 68:11Thy congregation hath dwelt therein; 1 Thou, O Elohim, hast prepared of Thy bounty for the oni. 1
Jeremiah 3:15And I will give you ro'im according to Mine lev, which shall feed you with da'as and seichel.
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.
Matthew 9:36And looking out on the multitudes, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach felt rachmei Shomayim (heavenly compassion and mercy) for his people, for they were distressed and weary KATZON ASHER EIN LAHEM ROEH + 9:36 Num 27:17 (like sheep without a shepherd).
Matthew Henry on Luke 10:2-17
The Mission of the Seventy. 1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5 And into… Read the whole commentary →