- shepherds:
- "And she againª° bareª°¹ his brotherª¹ Abel.ª And Abelª was¹ a keeperª° of sheep,ª but Cainª was¹ a tillerª° of the ground.ª" {Gen 4:2} + "And he carried awayª°¹ all¹ his cattle,ª and all¹ his goodsª which¹ he had gotten,ª° the cattleª of his getting,ª which¹ he had gottenª° in Padanaram,ª for to goª° to¹ Isaacª his fatherª in the landª of Canaan.ª" {Gen 31:18} + "These¹ [are] the generationsª of Jacob.ª Joseph,ª [being] seventeenªª yearsª old,ª was¹ feedingª° the flockª with¹ his brethren;ª and the ladª [was] with¹ the sonsª of Bilhah,ª and with¹ the sonsª of Zilpah,ª his father'sª wives:ª and Josephª broughtª° unto¹ his fatherª their¹ evilª report.ª" {Gen 37:2} + "And Pharaohª saidª° unto¹ his brethren,ª What¹ [is] your occupation?ª And they saidª° unto¹ Pharaoh,ª Thy servantsª [are] shepherds,ªª° both¹ we,¹ [and] also¹ our fathers.ª" {Gen 47:3} + "Now Mosesª keptªª°°¹ the flockª of Jethroª his father in law,ª° the priestª of Midian:ª and he ledª°¹ the flockª to the backsideª of the desert,ª and cameª° to¹ the mountainª of God,ª [even] to Horeb.ª" {Exd 3:1} + "And Samuelª saidª° unto¹ Jesse,ª Are here allª° [thy] children?ª And he said,ª° There remainethª° yet¹ the youngest,ª and, behold,¹ he keepethª° the sheep.ª And Samuelª saidª° unto¹ Jesse,ª Sendª° and fetchª° him: for¹ we will not¹ sit downª° till¹ he comeª° hither.ª" {1Sm 16:11} + "But Davidª wentª° and returnedª° from¹¹ Saulª to feedª°¹ his father'sª sheepª at Bethlehem.ª" {1Sm 17:15} + "He choseª° Davidª also his servant,ª and tookª° him from the sheepfolds:ªª¹ ... So he fedª° them according to the integrityª of his heart;ª and guidedª° them by the skilfulnessª of his hands.ª" {Psa 78:70-72} + "He shall feedª° his flockª like a shepherd:ª° he shall gatherª° the lambsª with his arm,ª and carryª° [them] in his bosom,ª [and] shall gently leadª° those that are with young.ª°" {Isa 40:11} + "But he shall say,ª° I¹ [am] no¹ prophet,ª I¹ [am] an husbandman;ªªª° for¹ manª taught me to keep cattleª° from my youth.ª¹" {Zch 13:5}
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