He was driven from human society, his mind ¹  was changed to that of an animal, he lived ²  with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. ¹ 

then the hand of the Lord will surely bring ¹  a very terrible plague ²  on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, ³  the herds, and the flocks.

When ¹  the Levites lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, offer ²  the one for a purification offering and the other for a whole burnt offering to the Lord, ³  to make atonement for the Levites.

They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, ¹  including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

In this initial skirmish Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty men in an area that measured half an acre.

Let them bring us two bulls. Let them choose one of the bulls for themselves, cut it up into pieces, and place it on the wood. But they must not set it on fire. I will do the same to the other bull and place it on the wood. But I will not set it on fire.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘You must not eat any fat of an ox, sheep, or goat.

if it is to be acceptable for your benefit ¹  it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats.

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number as prescribed,

They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions. ¹ 

Then Saul said, “Scatter out among the army and say to them, ‘Each of you bring to me your ox and sheep and slaughter them in this spot and eat. But don’t sin against the Lord by eating the blood.” So that night each one brought his ox and slaughtered it there. ¹ 

“Does the wild donkey ¹  bray ²  when it is near grass? ³  Or ⁴  does the ox low near its fodder? ⁵ 

That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hooves.

Konaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, along with Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the officials of the Levites, supplied the Levites with 5,000 Passover sacrifices and 500 cattle.