The Lord of the vineyard and his servant now visit the three branches of Israel scattered (planted) in the nethermost part of the vineyard. Exactly who is being represented here by the first two groups is unclear. The third group seems to be an obvious reference to the Lehites. Some writers have suggested the possibility that the three are the ten tribes, scattered Jews, and Lehites (see Nyman, An Ensign to All People, p. 27). For all we know, the three groups may symbolize the scattering of numerous branches of Israel, many of which we simply have no knowledge of.