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) 4 Now Joseph my brother was feeding the flock with us for upwards of thirty days, and being young, he fell sick by reason of the heat. (T12)
Testament of Gad 1:2–4
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Testament of Zebulun 2:4–6
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Testament of Zebulun 2:12–14
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Testament of Levi 1:4–6
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