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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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Exodus 22:1
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.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 22:1 · retained source text

¶ If a man shal steale an oxe, or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, and foure sheepe for a sheepe.

1611 marginal noteOr, goate.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 12.6.

Exodus 22:4
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 22:4 · retained source text

If the theft be certainely found in his hand aliue, whether it bee oxe or asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double.

Exodus 22:9
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 22:9 · retained source text

For all maner of trespasse, whether it be for oxe, for asse, for sheepe, for raiment, or for any maner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges, and whome the Iudges shall condemne, he shall pay double vnto his neighbour.

Exodus 22:10
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 22:10 · retained source text

If a man deliuer vnto his neighbour an asse, or an oxe, or a sheepe, or any beast to keepe, and it die, or be hurt, or driuen away, no man seeing it,

Exodus 22:30
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 22:30 · retained source text

Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shall be with his damme, on the eight day thou shalt giue it me.

Exodus 34:19
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 34:19 · retained source text

All that openeth the matrixe is mine: and euery firstling amongst thy cattell, whether oxe or sheepe, that is male.

1611 marginal noteChap. 22.29. ezech. 44.30.

Leviticus 1:10
¶ And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 1:10 · retained source text

¶ And if his offring be of the flocks, namely of the sheepe, or of the goates for a burnt sacrifice, he shall bring it a male without blemish.

Leviticus 7:23
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 7:23 · retained source text

Speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no maner fat of oxe, or of sheepe, or of goat.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.17.

Leviticus 22:19
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:19 · retained source text

Ye shal offer at your owne wil a male without blemish, of the beeues, of the sheepe, or of the goats.

Leviticus 22:21
And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:21 · retained source text

And whosoeuer offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings vnto the LORD, to accomplish his vow, or a free will offring in beeues or sheepe, it shalbe perfect, to be accepted: there shall be no blemish therein.

1611 marginal noteOr, goats.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 15.21. & 17.1.

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