1 THE copy of the testament of Gad, what things he spake unto his sons, in the hundred and twenty-fifth year of his life, saying unto them: (T12) 2 Hearken, my children, I was the ninth son born to Jacob, and I was valiant in keeping the flocks. (T12) 3 Accordingly I guarded at night the flock; and whenever the lion came, or the wolf, or any wild beast against the fold, I pursued it, and overtaking it I seized its foot with my hand and hurled it about a stone's throw, and so killed it. (T12)
Testament of Gad 1:1–3
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