Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
He shall
Five oxen
Bible References
He shall
Numbers 5:7
then he must confess his sin that he has committed and must make full reparation, add one fifth to it, and give it to whomever he wronged.
2 Samuel 12:6
Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!"
Proverbs 6:31
Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.
Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!"
Five oxen
Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.