God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 22:27
27“When a calf, a lamb, or a goat is born, it must stay with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on it may be accepted as a sacrifice by fire to the Lord.
Leviticus 22:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 22:27
25Never bring any kind of castrated animal received from a foreigner as a food offering for your God. A castrated animal will not be accepted on your behalf because castration is a physical defect.” 26The Lord spoke to Moses, “When a calf, a lamb, or a goat is born, it must stay with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on it may be accepted as a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. 28Never slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young the same day. 29“When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, do it in the proper way.
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:27 word by word
שׁ֣וֹר אוֹ־כֶ֤שֶׂב אוֹ־עֵז֙ כִּ֣י יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֛ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת אִמּ֑וֹ וּמִיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ וָהָ֔לְאָה יֵרָצֶ֕ה לְקָרְבַּ֥ן אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When a bullockשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- or a sheepכֶּ֫שֶׂבkeώeb · sheepH3775
- or a goatעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
- is brought forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- then it shall be sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- under the damאֵם'êm · motherH517
- and from the eighthשְׁמִינִיshemîynîy · eighthH8066
- and thenceforthהָֽ֫לְאָהhâle'âh · furtherH1973
- it shall be acceptedרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
- for an offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
- made by fireאִשֶּׁה'ishshâh · food offeringH801
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:27
- Leviticus 22:25Never bring any kind of castrated animal received from a foreigner as a food offering for your God. A castrated animal will not be accepted on your behalf because castration is a physical defect.”
- Leviticus 12:2“Tell the Israelites: When a woman gives birth to a boy, she will be unclean for seven days. This is the same number of days she is unclean for her monthly period.
- Leviticus 19:23“When you come into the land and plant all kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat the fruit for ⌞the first⌟ three years.
- Exodus 22:30You must do the same with your cattle and your sheep. They will stay with their mothers seven days, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27When a bullock - is brought forth - This is a most unfortunate as well as absurd translation. The creature called an ox is a bull castrated; surely then a bullock was never yet brought forth! The original word שור shor signifies a bull, a bullock, or indeed any thing of the neat kind: here, even common sense required that it should be translated calf; and did I not hold myself sacredly bound to print the text of the common version with scrupulous…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27No victim was to be offered in sacrifice until it was a week old. The meaning of this law appears to be that the animal should realise a distinct existence in becoming less dependent on its mother, and able to provide for its own wants.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Keeping a newborn animal with its mother for seven days helped determine the animal's health (see Exodus 22:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. 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 the dam, as well as secured the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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