- I took thee:
- "Now Mosesª keptªª°°¹ the flockª of Jethroª his father in law,ª° the priestª of Midian:ª and he ledª°¹ the flockª to the backsideª of the desert,ª and cameª° to¹ the mountainª of God,ª [even] to Horeb.ª ... Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, and I will sendª° thee unto¹ Pharaoh,ª that thou mayest bring forthª°¹ my peopleª the childrenª of Israelª out of Egypt.ª¹" {Exd 3:1-10} + "And Samuelª saidª° unto¹ Jesse,ª Are here allª° [thy] children?ª And he said,ª° There remainethª° yet¹ the youngest,ª and, behold,¹ he keepethª° the sheep.ª And Samuelª saidª° unto¹ Jesse,ª Sendª° and fetchª° him: for¹ we will not¹ sit downª° till¹ he comeª° hither.ª ... And he sent,ª° and brought¹ him in.²° Now he¹ [was] ruddy,ª [and] withalª of a beautifulª countenance,ª and goodlyª to look to.ª And the LORDª said,ª° Arise,ª° anointª° him: for¹ this¹ [is] he.¹" {1Sm 16:11-12} + "But Davidª wentª° and returnedª° from¹¹ Saulª to feedª°¹ his father'sª sheepª at Bethlehem.ª" {1Sm 17:15} + "Now¹ therefore¹ so shalt thou sayª° unto my servantª David,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª I¹ tookª° thee from¹ the sheepcote,ª from followingª¹ the sheep,ª to be¹ rulerª over¹ my people,ª over¹ Israel:ª" {2Sm 7:8} + "He choseª° Davidª also his servant,ª and tookª° him from the sheepfolds:ªª¹ ... From followingª¹ the ewes great with youngª° he broughtª° him to feedª° Jacobª his people,ª and Israelª his inheritance.ª" {Psa 78:70-71} + "Then answeredª° Amos,ª and saidª° to¹ Amaziah,ª I¹ [was] no¹ prophet,ª neither¹ [was] I¹ a prophet'sª son;ª but¹ I¹ [was] an herdman,ª and a gathererª° of sycomore fruit:ª ... And the LORDª tookª° me as I followedª¹ the flock,ª and the LORDª saidª° unto¹ me, Go,²°¹ prophesyª° unto¹ my peopleª Israel.ª" {Ams 7:14-15} + "Andª Jesus,ª walkingª° byª the¹ seaª of Galilee,ª sawª° twoª brethren,ª Simonª calledª° Peter,ª andª Andrewª hisª brother,ª castingª° a netª intoª the¹ sea:ª forª they wereª° fishers.ª ... Andª they immediately² leftª°¹ the¹ shipª andª their²¹ father,ª and¹ followedª° him.ª" {Mtt 4:18-22} + "Andª soª [was] alsoª James,ª andª John,ª the sonsª of Zebedee,ª whichª wereª° partnersª with Simon.ª Andª Jesusª saidª° untoª Simon,ª Fearª°° not;ª fromª henceforthª thou shaltª° catchª° men.ª" {Lke 5:10}
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