30 occurrences in 13 translations

'Sheep' in the Bible

Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep.

Verse ConceptsGirlsSeven ChildrenFathers And Daughters

Some shepherds came to drive them away, but Moses got up, came to their rescue, and watered their sheep.

Verse Conceptsdefence, humanGroups Sent AwayStock Keeping

"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they replied, "and he even drew water for us and watered the sheep!"

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Saving OthersStock Keeping

Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where

Verse ConceptsFathers, Responsibilities OfAppearances Of God In OtDesertsMoses, Significance OfShepherds, As OccupationsAngels, Ot AppearancesFathers In LawsIsrael In The WildernessWest SidesPasturing The FlockThose Who Kept Stock

Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

Verse ConceptsSheepAnger Of God, Examples OfPower Of God, Expressed

Moses said, "We will go with our young and with our old. We will go with our sons and our daughters, with our sheep and our cattle, because it's a festival to the LORD for us."

Verse ConceptsHerdsAll PeopleBoth Men And Animals AffectedFestivals Observed

And Pharaoh called Moses and said, "Go, serve Yahweh. Only your sheep and goats and your cattle must be left behind. Your dependents may also go with you."

Verse ConceptsKings SummoningWorship God!

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, "Choose sheep for your families, and slaughter the Passover lamb.

Verse ConceptsPassover lambLambsMoses, Significance OfKilling SacrificesOthers SummoningSheep And GoatsThe Elders Gathered

Take both your sheep and your cattle, just as you demanded and go! And bless me too!"

Verse ConceptsHerdsPeople Blessing

A mixed multitude also went up with them, along with a very large number of livestock, including sheep and cattle.

Verse ConceptsMultitudesLargenessMixed MultitudeMixing People

An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Verse ConceptsOxenFellowship OfferingAltars, Made OfBurnt offeringSheepShrinesReminders Of GodProclaiming God’s NameGod Will BlessRegulating SacrificesSacrificesPeace offerings

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.

Verse ConceptsCompensationHeadsLaw, OtRestitutionSheepFour CreaturesFive Animals

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

Verse ConceptsRestitutionDouble PenaltyLiving ThingsRules About Booty

For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

Verse ConceptsDouble Penalty

If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

Verse ConceptsDriving Out AnimalsDeath Of CreaturesUnseenWoundsPeople Keeping

Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

Verse ConceptsCowsDay 8Seven DaysYoung AnimalAnimal MothersLess Than A Year OldSeven Days For Legal Purposes

Put these in a basket and take them, with the ox and the two sheep.

Verse ConceptsBaskets, Uses OfSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

Then take one of the sheep, and let Aaron and his sons put their hands on its head.

Verse ConceptsHands On HeadsLaying Hands On Sacrifices

Then the sheep is to be cut up into its parts, and after washing its legs and its inside parts, you are to put them with the parts and the head,

Verse ConceptsKnivesAnimals Cut In PiecesClean Animals

Then take the other sheep; and after Aaron and his sons have put their hands on its head,

Verse ConceptsHands On HeadsLaying Hands On Sacrifices

You are to put the sheep to death, and take some of its blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear, and of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and the great toes of their right feet, dropping the rest of the blood on the sides of the altar.

Verse ConceptsEarsThumbsToesOther Right Parts

Then take the fat of the sheep, the fat tail, the fat covering the insides, and the fat joining the liver and the two kidneys with the fat round them, and the right leg; for by the offering of this sheep they are to be marked out as priests:

Verse ConceptsLiversConsecrationAnimal Sacrifices, Wave OfferingTailsResidueThighs Of AnimalsFat Of The SacrificesGod Appointing OthersOther Right Partslungs

Then take the breast of Aaron's sheep, waving it before the Lord; and it is to be your part of the offering.

Verse ConceptsSwingingFood For Priests Definedbreasts

So you are to make holy the breast of the sheep which is waved and the leg which is lifted up on high, that is, of the sheep which is offered for Aaron and his sons;

Verse ConceptsShouldersAnimal Sacrifices, Heave OfferingThighs Of Animals

Then take the sheep of the wave offering and let its flesh be cooked in water in a holy place.

Verse ConceptsCooking, Types Of FoodAnimal Sacrifices, Peace OfferingFood For Priests Defined

No one is to come up with you, nor is anyone to be seen anywhere on the mountain. Also, the sheep and cattle are not to graze in front of that mountain."

Verse ConceptsActing AloneEmpty Places

All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

Verse ConceptsLivestockClaimsChild sacrificePeople Belong To God

You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a sheep, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.

Verse ConceptsDonkeysLambsRansomRedemption, In Everyday LifeDislocatingEmpty HandedRules About Killing Animals

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