But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.
Proverbs 27:23 - Revised Standard Version Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds; American Standard Version (1901) Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds: Common English Bible Know your flock well; pay attention to your herds, Catholic Public Domain Version Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks: |
But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.
And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not lay even this to heart.
Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.
“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands afar off; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
As a shepherd seeks out his flock when some of his sheep have been scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
And you are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord God.”
To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
he said to them, “Lay to heart all the words which I enjoin upon you this day, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law.
Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly,
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption, and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the battle.”