| 'reyim' is built on the root word 'rey' which according to traditional translations means "evil". Because of this, it should be a straightforward process to determine the meaning of 'reyim' as "the evil ones". In fact, this is the case, at least in the traditional translation of around 33 instances. | 'reyim' is built on the root word 'rey' which according to [[traditional]] translations means "evil". Because of this, it should be a straightforward process to determine the meaning of 'reyim' as "the evil ones". In fact, this is the case, at least in the traditional translation of around 33 instances. |
| However, in 39 other instances, these same traditional translations inexplicably translate 'reyim' as "shepherds"((Genesis37:13-16, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:19, Numbers 14:33, 1 Samuel 17:40, 1 Samuel 25:7, 1 Samuel 25:16, 2 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 27:29, Isaiah 13:20, Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 56:11, Jeremiah 3:15, Jeremiah 6:3, Jeremiah 10:21, Jeremiah 23:1-4, Jeremiah 33:12, Ezekiel 34:2, Ezekiel 34:7-13, Amos 1:2, Micah 5:5, Zephaniah 2:6, Zechariah 10:3, Zechariah 11:3, Zechariah 11:8)). | However, in 39 other instances, these same traditional translations inexplicably translate 'reyim' as "shepherds"((Genesis37:13-16, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:19, Numbers 14:33, 1 Samuel 17:40, 1 Samuel 25:7, 1 Samuel 25:16, 2 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 27:29, Isaiah 13:20, Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 56:11, Jeremiah 3:15, Jeremiah 6:3, Jeremiah 10:21, Jeremiah 23:1-4, Jeremiah 33:12, Ezekiel 34:2, Ezekiel 34:7-13, Amos 1:2, Micah 5:5, Zephaniah 2:6, Zechariah 10:3, Zechariah 11:3, Zechariah 11:8)). |
