Leviticus 22:27

22:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

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“When a bull, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall remain seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire to the LORD.

22:28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. ewe: or, she goat

What does Leviticus 22:27 mean?

Leviticus 22:27 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוֹר (shôwr), כֶּשֶׂב (keseb), עֵז (ʻêz).

Hebrew interlinear

When

bullock,שׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)

sheep,כֶּשֶׂבkeseb/keh'-seb/H3775a young sheep

goat,עֵזʻêz/aze/H5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)

brought

forth,יָלַדyâlad/yaw-lad'/H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

then

shall

sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number

daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

under

the

dam;אֵםʼêm/ame/H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))

and

from

the

eighthשְׁמִינִיshᵉmîynîy/shem-ee-nee'/H8066eight

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

and

thenceforthהָלְאָהhâlᵉʼâh/haw-leh-aw'/H1973to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far

shall

acceptedרָצָהrâtsâh/raw-tsaw'/H7521to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt

for

offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân/kor-bawn'/H7133something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present

made

fireאִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H801properly, a burnt-offering; but occasionally of any sacrifice

unto

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 22:27.

Exodus 22:30

Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

Leviticus 17:3

What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

Genesis 30:32

I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.

Genesis 30:33

So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. in time: Heb. to morrow

Genesis 30:35

And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

Genesis 5:25

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 22:27 say?

Leviticus 22:27 (King James Version) reads: "When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD."

Is Leviticus 22:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 22:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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