But the firstborn of an ox, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord.

Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.

who will go out and come in before them, and lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

Also, collect a tribute tax for the Lord from the men of war who went to battle, one in five hundred of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep;

And from the sons of Israel’s half, you shall take one drawn from every fifty of the persons, of the cattle, of the donkeys, and of the sheep, from all the animals; and give them to the Levites who perform the duty of the tabernacle of the Lord.”

Now the spoils that remained from the plunder which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,

The half, the share of those who went to war, was as follows: the number of sheep was 337,500,

the Lord’s tribute tax of the sheep was 675;

now the congregation’s half was 337,500 sheep,

Then they approached him and said, “We will build sheepfolds for our livestock here and cities for our little ones;

Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”

Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds for sheep.