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Genesis 22:7 הַשֶּׂ֖ה [is] the sheep

Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Genesis 22:8 הַשֶּׂ֛ה the sheep

Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.

Here: Repeats Isaac's exact words from verse 7 ('where is the seh?'). The article 'the' points to the very animal Isaac asked about. A seh is any single sheep or goat, of any age. It is not specifically a young lamb, and in the end the animal is a ram (verse 13).

Genesis 30:32 שֶׂ֣ה׀ שֶׂה־ sheep

Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. These will be my wages.

Exodus 12:3 שֶׂ֥ה שֶׂ֥ה a lamb

Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

Here: One animal from the flock, of no fixed species or age in the word itself. Verse 5 sets the age and allows either sheep or goats.

Exodus 12:4 מִשֶּׂה֒ הַשֶּֽׂה׃ for a lamb, the lamb

If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly.

Exodus 12:5 שֶׂ֥ה a lamb

Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.

Here: Not specifically a baby sheep. A seh is one head of small livestock, sheep or goat, and the second half of the verse spells this out. It comes first in the sentence, picking up the seh of verses 3–4.

Exodus 13:13 בְשֶׂ֔ה with a sheep

You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

Exodus 22:1 שֶׂ֔ה הַשֶּֽׂה׃ a sheep, the sheep

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

Here: One animal from the flock, whether sheep or goat. English has no single everyday word for this, so 'sheep' narrows it.

Exodus 22:4 שֶׂ֖ה a sheep

If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.

Exodus 22:9 שֶׂ֨ה a sheep

In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

Here: A single animal from the flock, sheep or goat. Easy to lose or to mix up with someone else's.

Exodus 22:10 שֶׂ֛ה a sheep

If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,

Exodus 34:19 וָשֶֽׂה׃ and a sheep

The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.

Exodus 34:20 בְשֶׂ֔ה with a sheep

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

Here: The preposition bᵉ- here marks the price ("at the cost of"). Śeh means one head of the flock, either a sheep or a goat, of any age. It is not specifically a young lamb (compare Exod 12:5, "from the sheep or from the goats").

Leviticus 5:7 שֶׂה֒ a sheep

If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

Here: A single animal from the flock, sheep *or* goat, of any age. Verse 6 has just named a female sheep or female goat, so 'seh' covers both. It does not specifically mean a young lamb.

Leviticus 12:8 שֶׂה֒ a sheep

But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

Here: One animal from the flock. Verse 6 specified a year-old lamb (kebes). Here the general word is used for the price class: if she cannot manage even one flock animal.

Leviticus 22:23 וָשֶׂ֖ה and a sheep

You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.

Leviticus 22:28 שֶׂ֑ה a sheep

But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.

Leviticus 27:26 שֶׂ֔ה a sheep

But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.

Numbers 15:11 לַשֶּׂ֥ה for the small livestock

This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat.

Deuteronomy 14:4 שֵׂ֥ה וְשֵׂ֥ה an animal of, and an animal of

These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

Deuteronomy 17:1 וָשֶׂ֗ה and a sheep

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

Here: One animal of the flock, sheep or goat alike. Paired with 'ox' it means 'any herd or flock animal'. The 'and' works as 'or' here.

Deuteronomy 18:3 שֶׂ֑ה sheep

This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

Deuteronomy 22:1 שֵׂיוֹ֙ sheep his

If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

Here: 'His sheep'. The word means any single animal from the flock, sheep or goat. NLT therefore adds 'or goat'.

Joshua 6:21 וָשֶׂ֛ה and sheep

With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

Here: "And sheep." Śeh is one animal of the flock, either sheep or goat, standing for all the flocks.

Judges 6:4 וְשֶׂ֥ה and a sheep

encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.

1 Samuel 14:34 שְׂיֵ֗הוּ sheep his

Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.

1 Samuel 15:3 שֶׂ֔ה a sheep

Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

Here: One animal of the flock, sheep or goat. Flock animals are what Saul says he spared 'to sacrifice' (v. 15).

1 Samuel 17:34 שֶׂ֖ה a sheep

David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

1 Samuel 22:19 וָשֶׂ֖ה and sheep

He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.

Psalm 119:176 כְּשֶׂ֣ה like a sheep

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Here: "Like a sheep." Seh means one single animal out of a flock of sheep or goats. The picture is one animal on its own, cut off from the flock.

Isaiah 7:25 שֶֽׂה׃ פ sheep

For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.

Isaiah 43:23 שֵׂ֣ה [the] sheep of

You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.

Isaiah 53:7 כַּשֶּׂה֙ like <the> sheep

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Here: 'Like the animal of the flock'. The word means a single head of sheep or goat, of any age. It is not specifically a young lamb. The 'the' marks a type: the familiar animal everyone has seen led off.

Isaiah 66:3 הַשֶּׂה֙ <the> lamb

Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

Here: A single sheep or goat, the standard offering of an ordinary household (e.g., the Passover animal, Exod 12:3).

Jeremiah 50:17 שֶׂ֧ה [is] sheep

Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Here: A single head of the flock, not the whole flock. Israel is pictured as one lone animal, which makes it vulnerable. It comes first in the sentence for emphasis.

Ezekiel 34:17 שֶׂ֣ה לָשֶׂ֔ה a sheep, and a sheep

This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

Ezekiel 34:20 שֶׂ֣ה שֶׂ֖ה a sheep

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

Ezekiel 34:22 שֶׂ֖ה לָשֶֽׂה׃ a sheep, and a sheep

I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

Ezekiel 45:15 וְשֶׂה־ and a sheep

And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.