Leviticus 22:28

Leviticus 22:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.

Context of Leviticus 22:28

26And the Lord said to Moses, 27“When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a special gift to the Lord. But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock. 29When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, sacrifice it properly so you will be accepted. 30Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Do not leave any of it until the next morning. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 22:28 word by word

וְשׁ֖וֹר אוֹ־שֶׂ֑ה אֹת֣וֹ וְאֶת־בְּנ֔וֹ לֹ֥א תִשְׁחֲט֖וּ בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• cowשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• or eweשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• ye shall not killשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• it and her youngבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• both in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Leviticus 22:28

• Exodus 23:19“As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Exodus 34:27Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.”
• Deuteronomy 14:21“You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat 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 there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young.

Commentaries on Leviticus 22:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Ye 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28A law intended to remind the Israelites of the sacredness of the relation between the parent and its offspring. Compare Exodus 23:19 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28on the same day: There are several possible explanations for this command, although none is certain: Senseless slaughtering would leave nothing of the herd; it would be cruel to slaughter the young and the mother at the same time; or it would resemble pagan worship rites, where people cooked the newborn animal in the milk of its slain mother (see Exodus 23:19).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