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These verses tell how Jacob shepherded Laban's flocks and received the hand of Laban's daughter in marriage.

Mama Buki, her eyes red and watery, shepherded Sade and Femi towards the kitchen. But as she turned to share her grief with a friend, Sade and Femi exchanged ...

Basically, it means that at the time, the British navy protected or shepherded the mercantile fleet between Britain and the colonies.

The US used a convoy system where a group of ships was shepherded across the Atlantic under the protection of war-ships .