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Lev 22:28 — And [whether it be] cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

ewe		or, she goat
ye shall not kill it		This law was certainly intended to inculcate mercy and tenderness of heart; and so the Jews have understood it. Exd 23:19; Exd 34:26; Deu 14:21; Deu 22:6,7

Correlating Passages

ye shall not kill it

	Exd 23:19	The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
	Exd 34:26	The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
	Deu 14:21	Ye shall not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that [is] in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
	Deu 22:6	If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, [whether they be] young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
	Deu 22:7	[But] thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and [that] thou mayest prolong [thy] days.

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Scott, Thomas. "Leviticus 22:28," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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