Deuteronomy 22:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 “If a bird’s nest is found before you[a] on the road in any tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs, and the mother is lying down on the chicks or the eggs, you shall not take the mother along with the young; 7 you shall certainly let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourselves;[b] do this so that it may go well[c] for you and you may live long in the land.[d]
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- Deuteronomy 22:6 Literally “before your face”
- Deuteronomy 22:7 Hebrew “for you”
- Deuteronomy 22:7 Literally “he/it is good”
- Deuteronomy 22:7 Literally “and you may make long/extend days”
Deuteronomy 22:6-7
Common English Bible
6 If you come across a bird’s nest along your way, whether in a tree or on the ground, with baby birds or eggs, and the mother is sitting on the baby birds or eggs, do not remove the mother from her young. 7 You must let the mother go, though you may take the young for yourself so that things go well for you and so you can prolong your life.
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