Leviticus 22:28
But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
Note Or a cow
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
Note ewe: or, she goat
Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- ewe
- or, she goat. ye shall not kill it. This law was certainly intended to inculcate mercy and tenderness of heart; and so the Jews have understood it.
- Exodus 23:19; Exodus 34:26; Deuteronomy 14:21; Deuteronomy 22:6, 7