He opened and said: the cantillation notes zarqa ֘, maqaph ־, shophar holekh ֣, segolta ֒.
Meanwhile, behold a young man had descended, [Var. the Faithful Shepherd, Rabbi Shim’on began] and he said: ‘Faithful Shepherd! You are the Master of the sling! For we need a shepherd who goes before us. Because of the bears, wolves, and evil beasts, who are coming to consume the flock,
it is his way to have a sling with him, to throw stones towards them, so that the flock is protected from those evil beasts. Rise! Take the sling in your hand!’