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 You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.

25 Nor from a foreigner's hand shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.' "

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

27 "When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.