Unit 25
young and tender branches
4 occurrences in 3 verses
Jacob 5:4, 6, 8
Jacob 5:4
And it came to pass that the master of the vineyard went forth,
and he saw that his olive tree began to decay; and he said:
I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it,
that perhaps it may shoot forth young and tender branches, and it perish not.
Jacob 5:6
And it came to pass that after many days
it began to put forth somewhat a little, young and tender branches;
but behold, the main top thereof began to perish.
Jacob 5:8
And behold, saith the Lord of the vineyard,
I take away many of these young and tender branches,
and I will graft them whithersoever I will;
and it mattereth not that if it so be that the root of this tree will perish,
I may preserve the fruit thereof unto myself;
wherefore, I will take these young and tender branches,
and I will graft them whithersoever I will.