* So the shepherd who set off in search of a stray could temporarily leave his remaining sheep in the care of his fellow shepherds. Upon finding the lost sheep unharmed, the shepherd would have reason to rejoice.
कारण, मेंढपाळ सहसा इतर मेंढपाळांच्या आसपासच असायचे व त्यांचे कळप एक - दुसऱ्‍यांत मिसळायचे.