Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life. New Living Translation You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life. English Standard Version You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long. Berean Standard Bible You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. King James Bible 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. New King James Version you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. New American Standard Bible you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may go well for you and that you may prolong your days. NASB 1995 you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. NASB 1977 you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days. Legacy Standard Bible you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. Amplified Bible You shall certainly let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. Christian Standard Bible You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long. Holman Christian Standard Bible You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long. American Standard Version thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. English Revised Version thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. GOD'S WORD® Translation You may take the chicks, but make sure you let the mother go. Then things will go well for you, and you will live for a long time. Good News Translation You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go, so that you will live a long and prosperous life. International Standard Version You may take the young but be sure to release the mother, so that life will go well for you and that you may have a long life. Majority Standard Bible You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. NET Bible You must be sure 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. New Heart English Bible you shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take to yourself; that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible You shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou certainly send the mother away, and take the young ones for yourself, so that it is well with you and you have prolonged days. Young's Literal Translation thou dost certainly send away the mother, and the young ones dost take to thyself, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast prolonged days. Smith's Literal Translation Sending, thou shalt send away the mother, and the sons thou shalt take to thee, so that it shall be well to thee and thou prolongedst the days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut shalt let her go, keeping the young which thou hast caught: that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst live a long time. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, you shall permit her to go, retaining the young that you have caught, so that it may be well with you, and you may live for a long time. New American Bible You must let the mother go, taking only her brood, in order that you shall prosper and have a long life. New Revised Standard Version Let the mother go, taking only the young for yourself, in order that it may go well with you and you may live long. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself; that it may be well with you, and that you may live long. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated But surely let the mother fly and her young ones take to yourself, that it may be well with you and your days may be multiplied. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt by all means let the mother go, but thou shalt take the young to thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Various Laws…6If 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. 7You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days. 8If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.… Cross References Exodus 23:19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. Leviticus 22:28 But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young. Genesis 8:17 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.” Genesis 9:1-3 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. / The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand. / Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty. Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Genesis 1:22 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” Genesis 2:15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. Genesis 6:19-20 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. / Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. Genesis 7:3 and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. Genesis 7:14-16 they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature. / They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. / And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in. Job 38:41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food? Treasury of Scripture But you shall in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to you; that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days. that it may Deuteronomy 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. thou mayest Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Jump to Previous Bird Dam Hen Live Mayest Mother Ones Order Prolong Prolonged Sure Surely Thyself Wise YoungJump to Next Bird Dam Hen Live Mayest Mother Ones Order Prolong Prolonged Sure Surely Thyself Wise YoungDeuteronomy 22 1. Of humanity toward brothers5. The sex is to be distinguished by apparel 6. The bird is not to be taken with her young ones 8. The house must have battlements 9. Confusion is to be avoided 12. Tassels upon the vesture 13. The punishment of him who slanders his wife 22. of adultery 23. of rape 28. of fornication 30. of incest You must let the mother go This command reflects a deep respect for the natural order and the preservation of life. In Hebrew, the word for "let go" is "shalach," which implies sending away or releasing. This directive underscores the importance of mercy and compassion in the treatment of animals, which is a recurring theme in the Torah. By sparing the mother bird, the Israelites were reminded of the sanctity of life and the need to preserve the means of future generations. This act of mercy is not just about the animal itself but is symbolic of a broader principle of stewardship and care for God's creation. but you may take the young for yourself so that it may go well with you and you may prolong your days Hebrew You may takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ (tiq·qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the young, הַבָּנִ֖ים (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son but be sure to let the mother הָאֵ֔ם (hā·’êm) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) go, שַׁלֵּ֤חַ (šal·lê·aḥ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out so that לְמַ֙עַן֙ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent it may be well יִ֣יטַב (yî·ṭaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing with you לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and that you may prolong וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ (wə·ha·’ă·raḵ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 748: To be, long your days. יָמִֽים׃ (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day Links Deuteronomy 22:7 NIVDeuteronomy 22:7 NLT Deuteronomy 22:7 ESV Deuteronomy 22:7 NASB Deuteronomy 22:7 KJV Deuteronomy 22:7 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 22:7 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 22:7 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 22:7 French Bible Deuteronomy 22:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:7 You shall surely let the hen go (Deut. 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