Exodus 23:19 – “You Shall Not Boil a Young Goat In Its Mother’s Milk”: Translation Accuracy and Textual-Historical Analysis - Updated American Standard Version

A bright, softly lit ancient kitchen scene showing a young white goat standing beside a brass pot of milk heating over a small fire, with a clay jug in the background—illustrating Exodus 23:19’s command not to boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

Exodus 23:19 – “You Shall Not Boil a Young Goat In Its Mother’s Milk”: Translation Accuracy and Textual-Historical Analysis

God commanded Israel not to boil a young goat in its mother’s milk—a moral prohibition, not a dietary law, rooted in compassion and natural order.