Leviticus 22:28

Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its baby on the same day.

Translation for Translators

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

27“When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. After that, it will be acceptable as an offering to me that will be burned.

29“Then you sacrifice an animal to thank me for what I have done, sacrifice it in a way that is acceptable to me.

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Cross References

Exodus 34:26I am Yahweh God. You must bring to my Sacred Tent the first part of the grain that you harvest each year. When you kill a young animal/kid either a lamb or a calf, do not prepare to eat it by boiling it in its mother’s milk.”

Deuteronomy 22:6“If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting in the nest on its eggs or with the baby birds, do not take the mother bird and kill it.

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 →

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