Leviticus 22:28

Do not kill a cow or ewe along with its young, both on the same day.

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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 a sheep or a goat is born, it must remain seven days with its mother. Then from the eighth day on, it may be accepted as a sacrifice for an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

29When you sacrifice a thank offering to Yahweh, you must sacrifice it in an acceptable way.

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Cross References

Exodus 34:26You must bring the best of the firstfruits from your fields to my house. You must not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.”

Deuteronomy 22:6If a bird's nest happens to be in front of you on the road, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs in it, and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you must not take the mother along with the 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 →

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