Genesis 33:13

New International Version

But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.

Cross References

Genesis 33:12

Then Esau said, “Let us be on our way; I’ll accompany you.”

Genesis 33:14

So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

Psalm 78:71

from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Isaiah 40:11

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

1 Samuel 6:10

So they did this. They took two such cows and hitched them to the cart and penned up their calves.