- with the sheep:
- "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} + "And Saulª saidª° to¹ David,ª Thou art not¹ ableª° to go²°¹ against¹ this¹ Philistineª to fightª° with¹ him: for¹ thou¹ [art but] a youth,ª and he¹ a manª of warª from his youth.ª¹ ... And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Thy servantª keptª°¹ his father'sª sheep,ª and there cameª° a lion,ª and a bear,ª and tookª° a lambª°² out of the flock:ª¹" {1Sm 17:33-34} + "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 ... Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, and I will sendª° thee unto¹ Pharaoh,ª that thou mayest bring forthª°¹ my peopleª the childrenª of Israelª out of Egypt.ª¹" {Exd 3:1-10} + "So he departed²°¹ thence,¹¹ and foundª°¹ Elishaª the sonª of Shaphat,ª who¹ [was] plowingª° [with] twelveªª yokeª [of oxen] beforeª him, and he¹ with the twelfth:ªª and Elijahª passedª° by¹ him, and castª° his mantleª upon¹ him." {1Kg 19:19} + "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} + "That he may setª° [him] with¹ princes,ª [even] with¹ the princesª of his people.ª" {Psa 113:8} + "The wordsª of Amos,ª who¹ was¹ among the herdmenª of Tekoa,ª¹ which¹ he sawª° concerning¹ Israelª in the daysª of Uzziahª kingª of Judah,ª and in the daysª of Jeroboamª the sonª of Joashª kingª of Israel,ª two yearsª beforeª the earthquake.ª" {Ams 1:1} + "Then answeredª° Amos,ª and saidª° to¹ Amaziah,ª I¹ [was] no¹ prophet,ª neither¹ [was] I¹ a prophet'sª son;ª but¹ I¹ [was] an herdman,ª and a gathererª° of sycomore fruit:ª ... And the LORDª tookª° me as I followedª¹ the flock,ª and the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, Go,²°¹ prophesyª° unto¹ my peopleª Israel.ª" {Ams 7:14-15} + "Andª Jesus,ª walkingª° byª the¹ seaª of Galilee,ª sawª° twoª brethren,ª Simonª calledª° Peter,ª andª Andrewª hisª brother,ª castingª° a netª intoª the¹ sea:ª forª they wereª° fishers.ª ... Andª they immediately² leftª°¹ the¹ shipª andª their²¹ father,ª and¹ followedª° him.ª" {Mtt 4:18-22}
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