But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds, which are nursing, are a care to me, and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.
Proverbs 27:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, More versionsKing 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, which are nursing, are a care to me, and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.
He built towers in the wilderness and dug 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 take 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 far away; say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him and will keep him as a shepherd does a flock.”
As shepherds sort out their flocks when they are among scattered sheep, so I will sort out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord God.
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.
to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it, not for sordid gain but eagerly.
His eldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men, and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David. He said, “Why have you come down? 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 just to see the battle.”