Lexicon :: Strong's H7716 - śê

“If a man steals an ox or sheep and kills or sells it, he shall make restitution of five oxen for an ox or four sheep for a sheep.

“All the firstborn males among your livestock belong to Me, whether cattle or sheep.

‘But if he [fn]cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons as his guilt offering for his sin to the LORD, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

‘However, the firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the LORD, no man may consecrate, whether an ox or a sheep. It is [already] the LORD’S.

‘Thus shall it be done for each bull, or for each ram, or for each of the male lambs, or of the goats.

“You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or sheep with a blemish or any defect, for that is a detestable thing to the LORD your God.

“Now this shall be the priests’ portion from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, either an ox or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach.

“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away or being stolen, and [fn]ignore [your duty to help] them; you shall certainly take them back to him.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep;

Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.

“You have not brought Me your sheep or goats for your burnt offerings,

Nor honored Me with your sacrifices.

I have not burdened you with offerings,

Nor wearied you with [demands for offerings of] incense.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,

Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself];

Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,

And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers,

So He did not open His mouth.

“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man;

He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck;

He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood;

He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol.

Such people have chosen their own ways,

And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;

“Israel is a hunted and scattered flock [driven here and there as prey]; the lions have chased them away. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken (gnawed) his bones.

“And as for you, My flock, thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Behold, I judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats [between the righteous and the unrighteous].

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD to them, “Behold, I Myself will judge between the [well-fed] fat sheep and the lean sheep.