MANNAFEST

And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

KJV

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ASV

And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.

WEB

But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.

YLT

but an ox or sheep--it and its young one, ye do not slaughter in one day.

DBT

A cow, or sheep — it and its young shall ye not slaughter in one day.

About this book

Old Testament

LeviticusA holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.

Author
Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
Date
Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)

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