Bible Verses About Shepherds: Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young

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.

Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.