Even if we butchered all our sheep and cattle, or caught every fish in the sea, we wouldn't have enough to feed them.”

However, all first-born cattle, sheep, and goats belong to me and cannot be bought back. Splatter their blood on the altar and send their fat up in smoke, so I can smell it and be pleased.

where Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep and gave some of the meat to Balaam and the officials who were with him.

Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd.”

The Israelites captured every woman and child, then led away the Midianites' cattle and sheep, and took everything else that belonged to them.

and listed everything that had been taken from the Midianites. The list included 675,000 sheep and goats, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 young women who had never had sex.

Each half included 337,500 sheep and goats, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 young women. From the half that belonged to the soldiers, Moses counted out 675 sheep and goats, 72 cattle, 61 donkeys, and 32 women and gave them to Eleazar to be dedicated to the Lord. Then from the half that belonged to the people, Moses set aside one out of every 50 animals and women, as the Lord had said, and gave them to the Levites.

Land East of the Jordan River Is Settled

(Deuteronomy 3.12-22)

The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pastureland.

“The Lord has helped us capture the land around the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon. That's good pastureland, and since we own cattle and sheep,

The men from Reuben and Gad replied: Let us build places to keep our sheep and goats, and towns for our wives and children,

Go ahead and build towns for your wives and children, and places for your sheep and goats. Just be sure to do what you have promised.

Our wives and children and sheep and cattle will stay here in the towns in Gilead.

Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran. They built walls around them and also built places to keep their sheep and goats.