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
you must confess your sin, pay in full for what you did wrong, add one-fifth to it, and give it to the person who was wronged.
2 Samuel 12:6
For doing such a cruel thing he should pay back four times for the lamb he took, for he had no compassion.
Proverbs 6:31
But if he is caught, he must repay sevenfold. He must give everything in his house.
Luke 19:8
Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.
Five oxen
Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no cattle the crib is clean. The crop is abundant because of the strength of the bull.