The Greek word translated “keeping watch ” literally means“ abstaining from sleep. ” According to one Bible scholar, it “implies the unflagging vigilance of the shepherd. ”
فَإِضَافَةً إِلَى مُحَافَظَةِ ٱلشُّيُوخِ عَلَى ٱلتَّيَقُّظِ ٱلرُّوحِيِّ ،‏ قَدْ يُعَانُونَ ٱلْأَرَقَ لِأَنَّهُمْ قَلِقُونَ بِشَأْنِ خَيْرِنَا ٱلرُّوحِيِّ .‏