Deuteronomy 22:7

You may take the young, but make sure you let the mother go, so that you will do well and have a good long life.

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In The King James Version

But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

In Context

6If you happen to find a bird's nest with chicks or eggs, whether it's in a tree or on the ground beside the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, don't take the mother with the young.

8When you build a new house, be sure to install a railing around your roof, so that you won't be held guilty if someone dies falling from it.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:28However, don't kill a bull or a sheep and its young on the same day.

Proverbs 22:4The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:6-13

Various Prohibitions. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God. 6 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: 7 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well… Read the whole commentary →

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