Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lamb' occurs 200 times in the standard works.

102 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lamb' in the standard works and contain 51% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 13:24-14:14 (36 in 33 verses)

1 Ne. 11:31-36 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 12:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)


Ex. 12:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

 12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:




Ex. 29:39-41 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 14:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 133:55-56 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 17:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 22:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:27-22:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 74 79 153
Gen. 2 4 6
Ex. 12 1 13
Lev. 17 4 21
Num. 28 41 69
Deut. 0 1 1
1 Sam. 2 1 3
2 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 0 4 4
Ezra 0 4 4
Ps. 0 3 3
Prov. 0 1 1
Isa. 5 4 9
Jer. 1 1 2
Ezek. 3 7 10
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 0 1 1
NT 33 2 35
BM 76 1 77
DC 16 0 16
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 200 82 282

Ex. 12:3
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

Ex. 12:4
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Ex. 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

Ex. 12:21
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

Ex. 13:13
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

Ex. 29:38
Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.

Ex. 29:39
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

Ex. 29:40
And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.

Ex. 29:41
And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Ex. 34:20
But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.