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What does Leviticus 22:28 mean?
"Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day."
— Leviticus 22:28 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
You must not offer the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner as any of these; because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“When a bull, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall remain seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
“When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the morning. I am Yahweh.
“Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.
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