Mitzvah #205 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day“
Scripture Reference: LEV 22:28 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Emor)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כח וְשׁוֹר, אוֹ-שֶׂה--אֹתוֹ וְאֶת-בְּנוֹ, לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
28 καὶ μόσχον ἢ πρόβατον, αὐτὴν καὶ τὰ παιδία αὐτῆς οὐ σφάξεις ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #294
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Slaughter
Systematic Category (P119f) Food