¹³ But Jacob said to him, “My lord^(A) knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young.^(B) If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.

² In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns.^(A) And the Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd^(B) my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.^(C)’”