Leviticus 22 · Verse 28

Leviticus 22:28

And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
Leviticus 22:28, King James Version

Leviticus 22:28 in other translations

BSBBut you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
WEBWhether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
ASVAnd whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
YLTbut an ox or sheep--it and its young one, ye do not slaughter in one day.
DARBYA cow, or sheep — it and its young shall ye not slaughter in one day.
BBEA cow or a sheep may not be put to death with its young on the same day.
WebsterAnd whether it is cow, or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

What does Leviticus 22:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:27-28

27-28. it shall be seven days under the dam--Animals were not considered perfect nor good for food till the eighth day. As sacrifices are called the bread or food of God (Le 22:25), to offer them immediately after birth, when they were unfit to be eaten, would have indicated a contempt of religion; and besides, this prohibition, as well as that contained in Le 22:28, inculcated a lesson of humanity or tenderness to…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 Ye shall not kill it and her young in one day - This precept was certainly intended to inculcate mercy and tenderness of heart; and so the Jews understood it. When it is necessary to take away the lives of innocent animals for the support of our own, we should do it in such a way as not to blunt our moral feelings; and deplore the necessity, while we feel an express gratitude to God for permission, to do it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 22:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשׁ֖וֹרve.Shorand an oxH7794
אוֹ\־'ov-orH176
שֶׂ֑הSeha sheepH7716
אֹת֣וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּנ֔וֹbe.Noyoung itsH1121
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁחֲט֖וּtish.cha.Tuyou must cut [the] throat ofH7819
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin a dayH3117
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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Cross references for Leviticus 22:28

  • Deuteronomy 22:6-7

    If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

  • Deuteronomy 14:21

    Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  • Exodus 23:19

    The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  • Exodus 34:26

    The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ewe. or, she goat. ye shall not kill it.This law was certainly intended to inculcate mercy and tenderness of heart; and so the Jews have understood it.
Ex 23:19; 34:26; De 14:21; 22:6,7

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Context

  • Leviticus 22:27

    When 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 an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 22:28

    And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

  • Leviticus 22:29

    And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.

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Leviticus 22:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sea buey ó carnero, no degollaréis en un día á él y á su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous n’égorgerez pas la vache, ou la brebis, elle et son petit, en un même jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ein Stück Rind- oder Kleinvieh, es selbst und sein Junges, sollt ihr nicht schlachten an einem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sive illa bos, sive ovis, non immolabuntur una die cum fœtibus suis.