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Genesis 33:13

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.

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BSB
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
KJV
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
WEB
Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
ASV
And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
DARBY
And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the suckling sheep and kine are with me; and if they should overdrive them only one day, all the flock would die.
BLB
And he said to him, “My lord knows that the children [are] tender, and the flock and the cattle with me are nursing; and if they are driven hard one day, then all the flock will die.
ÅB
Men han svarte ham: Min herre vet at barna er svake, og småfeet og storfeet har nylig båret hos meg; og driver en dem bare en eneste dag for sterkt, så dør alt småfeet.
OTB
Jakob sa: “Min herre vet at barna er svake, og jeg må ta vare på de diende flokkene og hjordene. Hvis de drives hardt en dag, vil dyrene omkomme.”
B1930
Men han svarte ham: Min herre vet at barna er svake, og småfeet og storfeet har nylig båret hos mig; og driver en dem bare en eneste dag for sterkt, så dør alt småfeet.

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  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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  • Ezekiel 34:15–16

    I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • John 21:15–17

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:5

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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  • Proverbs 12:10

    A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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  • Ezekiel 34:23–25

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

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