Leviticus 22:26

26 Then Yahweh 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 And you shall not present [anything] for Yahweh [with] bruised or shattered or torn or cut-off [testicles], and you shall not {sacrifice} [such] in your land.

25 And you shall not present your God's food from any of these by the hand of {a foreigner}, because their deformity [is] in them; a physical defect [is] in them; they shall not be accepted for you.'"

26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

27 "When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, then it shall be under its mother [for] seven days, and from the eighth day and beyond it is acceptable as an offering made by fire for Yahweh.

28 And you shall not slaughter an ox or a sheep and {its young} on {the same day}.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "And"