7:14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, 3
the flock that belongs to you, 4
the one that lives alone in a thicket,
in the midst of a pastureland. 5
Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, 6
as they did in the old days. 7
1 sn Salecah. Today this is known as Salkhad, in Jordan, about 31 mi (50 km) east of the Jordan River in the Hauran Desert.
2 sn Edrei. See note on this term in 3:1.
3 tn Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).
4 tn Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”
5 tn Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.
6 sn The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.
7 tn Heb “as in the days of antiquity.”