Deuteronomy 22:6
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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:If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
In other translations
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:If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiifH3588יִקָּרֵאyikare'it will be metH7122קַן־kan-a nest ofH7064צִפּוֹר׀tzipora birdH6833לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekhby the wayH1870בְּכָל־bekholin anyH3605עֵץ׀'etztreeH6086אוֹ'oorH176עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe groundH776אֶפְרֹחִים'efrochimyoung onesH667אוֹ'oorH176בֵיצִיםveitzimeggsH1000וְהָאֵםveha'emand the motherH517רֹבֶצֶתrovetzet[is] lyingH7257עַל־'al-onH5921הָאֶפְרֹחִיםha'efrochimthe young onesH667אוֹ'oorH176עַל־'al-onH5921הַבֵּיצִיםhabeitzimthe eggsH1000לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִקַּחtikachyou will takeH3947הָאֵםha'emthe motherH517עַל־'al-withH5921הַבָּנִים׃habanimthe young onesH1121
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Related verses
- Leviticus 22:28And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
- Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- Genesis 8:17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”
- Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
- Hosea 10:14Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
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