Genesis 33:13

New English Translation

But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die.

Cross References

Genesis 33:12

Then Esau said, “Let’s be on our way! I will go in front of you.”

Genesis 33:14

Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

Psalm 78:71

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.

1 Samuel 6:10

So the men did as instructed. They took two cows that had calves and harnessed them to a cart; they also removed their calves to their stalls.