Deuteronomy 22:6-7
New English Translation
6 If you happen to notice a bird’s nest along the road, whether in a tree or on the ground, and there are chicks or eggs with the mother bird sitting on them,[a] you must not take the mother from the young.[b] 7 You must be sure[c] to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Deuteronomy 22:6 tn Heb “and the mother sitting upon the chicks or the eggs.”
- Deuteronomy 22:6 tn Heb “sons,” used here in a generic sense for offspring.
- Deuteronomy 22:7 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”
Deuteronomy 22:6-7
Expanded Bible
6 If you find a bird’s nest by the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting on the young birds or eggs, do not take the mother bird with the young birds. 7 You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go free. Then things will go well for you, and you will live a long time.
Read full chapterNET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.