Leviticus 22:26

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Leviticus 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:26

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time, as before, in a continued discourse, the subject being of the same kind, relating to sacrifices: saying,
as follows.

Leviticus 22:26 In-Context

24 That which has broken testicles, or is crushed or gelt or mutilated, —thou shalt not offer them to the Lord, neither shall ye sacrifice them upon your land.
25 Neither shall ye offer the gifts of your God of all these things by the hand of a stranger, because there is corruption in them, a blemish in them: these shall not be accepted for you.
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
27 As for a calf, or a sheep, or a goat, whenever it is born, then shall it be seven days under its mother; and on the eighth day and after they shall be accepted for sacrifices, a burnt-offering to the Lord.
28 And a bullock and a ewe, it and its young, thou shalt not kill in one day.

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