Leviticus 22:28
Verse 28 of 33. The 22nd of 27 chapters in Leviticus, in The Law.
24Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
25Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
26And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
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 an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
28And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
29And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer it at your own will.
30On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord.
31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.
32Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
Leviticus 22:28 in the World English Bible
Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.Read Leviticus 22:28 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:28
That the dam and her young should not both be killed in one day, whether in sacrifice or for common use, v. 28. There is such a law as this concerning birds, Deut. xxii. 6. This was forbidden, not as evil in itself, but because it looked barbarous and cruel to the brute creatures; like the tyranny of the king of Babylon, that slew Zedekiah's sons before his eyes, and then put out his eyes.
Read Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:17–33: Laws Concerning Sacrifices. (b. c. 1490.)
Pray Leviticus 22:28 with someone reading it aloud.
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