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sheep

Meaning of “sheep”

Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:2

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Genesis 29:10
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:10 · retained source text

And it came to passe, when Iacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother; that Iacob went neere, and rolled the stone from the wels mouth, and watered the flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

Genesis 30:32
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 30:32 · retained source text

I will passe through all thy flocke to day, remoouing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattell: and all the browne cattell among the sheepe, and the spotted and speckled among the goates, and of such shalbe my hire.

Genesis 30:33
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 30:33 · retained source text

So shall my righteousnesse answere for mee in time to come, when it shall come for my hire, before thy face: euery one that is not speckled and spotted amongst the goates, and browne amongst the sheepe, that shalbe counted stollen with me.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to morrow.

Genesis 30:35
And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 30:35 · retained source text

And he remoued that day the hee goates that were ring-straked, and spotted, and all the shee goats that were speckled and spotted, and euery one that had some white in it, and all the browne amongst the sheepe, and gaue them into the hand of his sonnes.

Genesis 31:19
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 31:19 · retained source text

And Laban went to sheare his sheepe: and Rachel had stollen the Images that were her fathers.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Teraphim.

Genesis 34:28
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
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1611 witness · Genesis 34:28 · retained source text

They tooke their sheepe, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the citie, and that which was in the field.

Genesis 38:13
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 38:13 · retained source text

And it was told Lamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth vp to Timnath to sheare his sheepe.

Exodus 9:3
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 9:3 · retained source text

Behold, the hand of the LORD is vpon thy cattell which is in the field, vpon the horses, vpon the asses, vpon the camels, vpon the oxen, and vpon the sheepe: there shall be a very grieuous murraine.

Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 12:5 · retained source text

Your lambe shall be without blemish, a male of the first yeere: yee shall take it out from the sheepe or from the goates.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonne of a yeere.

Exodus 20:24
¶ 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 20:24 · retained source text

¶ An Altar of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheepe, and thine oxen: In all places where I record my Name, I will come vnto thee, and I will blesse thee.

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