since his sons were with his livestock in the field
- Genesis 30:35
35That very day Laban removed all the streaked or spotted male goats and every speckled or spotted female goat—every one that had any white on it—and every dark-colored lamb, and he placed them under the care of his sons.
- Genesis 37:13-14
13Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied. 14Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
- 1 Samuel 10:27
27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 1 Samuel 16:11
11And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
- 1 Samuel 17:15
15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
- 2 Samuel 13:22
22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
- Luke 15:25,29
25Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing. … 29But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
remained silent
- Leviticus 10:3
3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- Psalms 39:9
9I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.