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Deuteronomy 22:6
Bible Versions
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 a bird's {H6833} nest {H7064} chance {H7122} to be before {H6440} thee in the way {H1870} in any tree {H6086}, or on the ground {H776}, whether they be young ones {H667}, or eggs {H1000}, and the dam {H517} sitting {H7257} upon the young {H667}, or upon the eggs {H1000}, thou shalt not take {H3947} the dam {H517} with the young {H1121}:
"If, as you are walking along, you happen to see a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with chicks or eggs, and the mother bird is sitting on the chicks or the eggs, you are not to take the mother with the chicks.
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.
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
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