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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But you must not slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep and her young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And <i>whether it be</i> cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Whether it is</i> a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But, <i>whether</i> it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter <i>both</i> it and its young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But, <i>whether</i> it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill <i>both</i> it and its young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But, <i>whether</i> it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter <i>both</i> it and its young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And whether [the mother] is a cow or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you are not to slaughter an animal from the herd or flock on the same day as its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you are not to slaughter an animal from the herd or flock on the same day as its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't sacrifice a newborn animal and its mother on the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not sacrifice a cow and its calf or a sheep and its lamb or a goat and its kid on the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, you are not to slaughter a bull or a ewe along with its offspring on the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whether it is cow, or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but an ox or sheep—you do not slaughter it and its young one in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but an ox or sheep -- it and its young one, ye do not slaughter in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And an ox or a sheep, it and its son, thou shalt not slaughter in one day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whether it be a cow, or a sheep, they shall not be sacrificed the same day with their young ones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whether it is an ox, or a sheep, they shall not be immolated on the same day with their newborns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep on one and the same day with its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But you shall not slaughter, from the herd or the flock, an animal with its young on the same day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And whether it be a cow or a sheep, you shall not slaughter it and its young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a bullock or a sheep itself and its son you shall not slaughter on one day.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And a bullock and a ewe, it and its young, thou shalt not kill in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5983" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Worthy Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">But you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: ṯiš·ḥă·ṭū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/7794.htm" title="7794: wə·šō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.). From shuwr; a bullock.">an ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: śeh (N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">a sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">as its young.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">Deuteronomy 22:6-7</a></span><br />If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young. / You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></span><br />Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Exodus 34:26</a></span><br />Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a></span><br />You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Deuteronomy 15:19-23</a></span><br />You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock. / Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose. / But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Genesis 9:4</a></span><br />But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-13.htm">Genesis 32:13-15</a></span><br />Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau: / 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, / 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7</a></span><br />Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a></span><br />the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-11.htm">Matthew 12:11-12</a></span><br />He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? / How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Luke 14:5</a></span><br />And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-9.htm">Luke 6:9</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And whether it be cow, or ewe, you shall not kill it and her young both in one day.</p><p class="hdg">ewe.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a></b></br> Ye shall not eat <i>of</i> any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that <i>is</i> in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou <i>art</i> an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/39-34.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Ewe</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Ewe</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/14-16.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-1.htm">The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">How they shall be cleansed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-17.htm">The sacrifices must be without blemish</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-26.htm">The age of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.</b><br>This command is part of the Levitical laws given to the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of compassion and respect for God's creation. The prohibition against slaughtering an animal and its offspring on the same day reflects a broader biblical principle of mercy and kindness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">Deuteronomy 22:6-7</a>, which instructs not to take a mother bird with her young. This law underscores the sanctity of life and the need to avoid unnecessary cruelty, aligning with the character of God as compassionate and just.<br><br>The cultural context of ancient Israel was agrarian, and livestock were vital for survival, providing food, clothing, and labor. This law would have encouraged the Israelites to consider the welfare of their animals, promoting a sustainable approach to animal husbandry. It also served as a reminder of the Israelites' dependence on God's provision and the need to steward His gifts responsibly.<br><br>In a broader theological context, this command can be seen as a reflection of God's care for all creation, as expressed in <a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9</a>, which states that "The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." It also points to the interconnectedness of life and the importance of maintaining balance and harmony within creation.<br><br>From a typological perspective, this law can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Lamb of God. Just as the Israelites were called to show mercy in their sacrifices, Christ's sacrifice was the ultimate act of mercy and compassion, fulfilling the law and providing redemption for humanity.<br><br>In summary, this command in <a href="/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28</a> serves as a reminder of the importance of compassion, stewardship, and the sanctity of life, principles that are woven throughout the biblical narrative and find their ultimate expression in the life and work of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, to whom the laws in Leviticus were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/ox_and_sheep.htm">Ox and Sheep</a></b><br>Animals commonly used in sacrifices and offerings in ancient Israelite worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where sacrifices were made, representing God's dwelling among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron, responsible for performing sacrifices and maintaining the holiness of the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_in_worship.htm">Compassion in Worship</a></b><br>The prohibition against slaughtering an animal and its young on the same day teaches us about the importance of compassion and mercy, even in religious practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_creation.htm">Respect for Creation</a></b><br>This law reflects a broader biblical principle of respecting God's creation, reminding us to treat animals with care and dignity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus, including this one, call believers to live lives set apart for God, demonstrating His character in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who fulfilled the law and exemplified perfect compassion and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_focus_on_her_guilt,_not_his_role.htm">Why does Proverbs 7 focus on the woman's guilt while largely overlooking the man's responsibility (vv. 7-9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_animal_rights.htm">What does the Bible say about animal rights?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_lev._22_19-24's_rules_fit_modern_views.htm">How do Leviticus 22:19-24's strict requirements for unblemished animal sacrifices align with modern views on fairness and the value of imperfection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_biblical_laws_mirror_hammurabi's.htm">Why do many biblical laws appear to be copied from earlier legal codes like the Code of Hammurabi?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Not kill it and her young both in one day.</span>--According to the ancient canons, this prohibition to slaughter the dam and its youngling the same day was not only designed to remind the Israelites of the sacred relations which exist between parent and offspring, but was especially intended to keep up feelings of humanity. Hence the ancient Chaldee version begins this injunction with the words, "My people the children of Israel, as our Father is merciful in heaven, so be ye merciful on earth."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - A lesson of charity is added. A young animal and its mother are not to be killed (though reference is specially made to sacrifice, the general word, not the sacrificial term, for slaying is used) on the same day, just as the kid is not to be seethed in its mother's milk (<a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a>), nor the mother bird be taken from the nest with the young (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">Deuteronomy 22:6</a>). Thus we see that the feelings of the human heart arc not to be rudely shocked by an act of apparent cruelty, even when no harm is thereby done to the object of that act. Mercy is to be taught by forbidding anything which may blunt the sentiment of mercy in the human heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slaughter</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁחֲט֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·ḥă·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an ox</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשׁ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7794.htm">Strong's 7794: </a> </span><span class="str2">A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׂ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the same</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as its young.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-28.htm">Leviticus 22:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/22-28.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:28 Whether it is a cow or ewe (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>