Leviticus 22:27
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When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, they shall be seven days under the udder of their dam: but the eighth day, and thenceforth, they may be offered to the Lord.

Leviticus 22:25 you shall not offer bread to your God, from the hand of a stranger, nor any other thing that he would give: because they are all corrupted, and defiled. You shall not receive them.

Leviticus 12:2,3 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: If a woman having received seed shall bear a man child, she shall be unclean seven days, according to the days of separation of her flowers. . . .

Leviticus 19:23,24 When you shall be come into the land, and shall have planted in it fruit trees, you shall take away the firstfruits of them. The fruit that comes forth shall be unclean to you: neither shall you eat of them. . . .

Exodus 22:30 Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam: the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

Context
Worthy Offerings
26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, they shall be seven days under the udder of their dam: but the eighth day, and thenceforth, they may be offered to the Lord.28Whether it be a cow, or a sheep, they shall not be sacrificed the same day with their young ones.…
Cross References
Exodus 22:30
Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam: the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

Exodus 28:38
Hanging over the forehead of the high priest. And Aaron shall bear the iniquities of those things, which the children of Israel have offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and offerings. And the plate shall be always on his forehead, that the Lord may be well pleased with them.

Leviticus 22:26
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

1 Samuel 7:9
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.

Lexicon
“When
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

an ox,
שׁ֣וֹר (šō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

a sheep,
כֶ֤שֶׂב (ḵe·śeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3775: A young sheep

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

a goat
עֵז֙ (‘êz)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5795: Female goat

is born,
יִוָּלֵ֔ד (yiw·wā·lêḏ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

it must remain
וְהָיָ֛ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

its mother
אִמּ֑וֹ (’im·mōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, )

for seven
שִׁבְעַ֥ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

days.
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

From the eighth
הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ (haš·šə·mî·nî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8066: Eighth (an ordinal number)

day
וּמִיּ֤וֹם (ū·mî·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

on,
וָהָ֔לְאָה (wā·hā·lə·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1973: To the distance, far away, thus far

it will be acceptable
יֵרָצֶ֕ה (yê·rā·ṣeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt

as an offering
לְקָרְבַּ֥ן (lə·qā·rə·ban)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7133: Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present

to the LORD
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

made by fire.
אִשֶּׁ֖ה (’iš·šeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice


Additional Translations
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering to the LORD made by fire.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.

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 the oblation of an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

As for a calf, or a sheep, or a goat, whenever it is born, then shall it be seven days under its mother; and on the eighth day and after they shall be accepted for sacrifices, a burnt-offering to the Lord.

An ox, or a sheep, or a goat, when it is brought forth, shall be seven days under its dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering by fire to Jehovah.

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 the oblation of 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 thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire to the LORD.

"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 ox or lamb or goat is born, and it hath been seven days under its dam, then from the eighth day and henceforth, it is pleasing for an offering, a fire-offering to Jehovah;
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