Leviticus 22:28
What does Leviticus 22:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 22:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A cow or a sheep may not be put to death with its young on the same day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862but an ox or sheep--it and its young one, ye do not slaughter in one day.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Whether it be a cow, or a sheep, they shall not be sacrificed the same day with their young ones.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890A cow, or sheep — it and its young shall ye not slaughter in one day.
Context
v.27When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the oblation of an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
v.28This passage
v.29And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 14:21
Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
- Exodus 23:19
The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
- Exodus 34:26
The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.
- Deuteronomy 22:6
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
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