KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
WEB World English Bible
You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
ASV American Standard Version
Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.
Surrounding context — Exodus 22
27 For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious.
28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
29 Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
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.
31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כֵּֽן־H3651 · kenrightתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doלְשֹׁרְךָ֖H7794 · shorcattleלְצֹאנֶ֑ךָH6629 · tsonflockשִׁבְעַ֤תH7651 · she.vasevenיָמִים֙H3117 · yomdayיִהְיֶ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beעִם־H5973 · imwithאִמּ֔וֹH517 · emmotherבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יH8066 · she.mi.nieighthתִּתְּנוֹ־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלִֽי׃H9030 · nime
Cross-references
Leviticus 22:27When 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.Deuteronomy 15:19All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.Exodus 13:12That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males [shall be] the LORD’S.Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
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