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- "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" {Exd 3:1} + "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 3:10} + "But Davidª wentª° and returnedª° from¹¹ Saulª to feedª°¹ his father'sª sheepª at Bethlehem.ª ... And Davidª tookª°¹ the headª of the Philistine,ª and broughtª° it to Jerusalem;ª but he putª° his armourª in his tent.ª" {1Sm 17:15-54} + "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} + "So he departed²°¹ thence,¹¹ and foundª°¹ Elishaª the sonª of Shaphat,ª who¹ [was] plowingª° [with] twelveªª yokeª [of oxen] beforeª him, and he¹ with the twelfth:ªª and Elijahª passedª° by¹ him, and castª° his mantleª upon¹ him. ... And he leftª°¹ the oxen,ª and ranª° afterª Elijah,ª and said,ª° Let me, I pray thee,¹ kissª° my fatherª and my mother,ª and [then] I will followª²°¹ thee. And he saidª° unto him, Go¹ back²° again:ª° for¹ what¹ have I doneª° to thee?" {1Kg 19:19-20} + "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}
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