Animals

Animals
This law reviews the laws of violent animals, finding a stray animal, stealing an animal, killing an animal, firstling male animals, birds nest, muzzle an ox, & having sex with an animal. Take the Quiz at the end of the study to test your knowledge.

Violent Animals
Stray Animals
Killing an Animal
Stealing an Animal
Firstling Male
Birds Nest
Muzzle an Ox
Sex with animals

VIOLENT ANIMAL

Exodus 21:
[28] If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
[29] But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
[30] If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
[31] Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
[32] If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
[33] And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
[34] The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
[35] And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
[36] Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

FINDING A STRAY ANIMAL

Deuteronomy 22:[1]
Thou shalt not see the brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.[2] And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again [3] In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself
[4] Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

KILLING AN ANIMAL

Leviticus 24

[18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

STEALING AN ANIMAL
Exodus 22:1-4

[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.[2] If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.[3] If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.[4] If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

FIRSTLING MALES LAW

Deuteronomy 15:
[19] All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto YHWH thy Elohim: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
[20] Thou shalt eat it before YHWH thy Elohim year by year in the place which YHWH shall choose, thou and thy household.[21] And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto YHWH thy Elohim.
[22] Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.[23] Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.

BIRD’S NEST LAW

Deuteronomy 22:
[6] If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:[7] But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.