"And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children {are} tender, and the flocks and herds with young {are} with me:…" — Genesis 33:13

Genesis 33:13 · 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.”

— Genesis 33:13

Verse 12

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

Verse 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. {according...: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children}

Genesis 33 — Context

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}. {enough: Heb. all things}

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.

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. {leave: Heb. set, or, place} {What...: Heb. Wherefore is this?}

Cross References

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. {that...: or, that give suck}

Ezekiel 34:15-16

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

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.

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.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous {man} regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked {are} cruel. {tender...: or, bowels}

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.