Leviticus 22:28
Whether it be a cow, or a sheep, they shall not be sacrificed the same day with their young ones.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
In Context
29If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable,
Cross References
Exodus 34:26The first of the fruits of thy ground thou shalt offer in the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam.
Deuteronomy 22:6If thou find as thou walkest by the way, a bird's nest in a tree, or on the ground, and the dam sitting upon the young or upon the eggs: thou shalt not take her with her young:
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:18-33
Laws Concerning Sacrifices. ( b. c. 1490.) 17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But whatsoever hath… Read the whole commentary →