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Deuteronomy 22:7

Deuteronomy 22:7 is verse 7 of Deuteronomy chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

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.

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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.

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.

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Deuteronomy 22:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

6 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.

7 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.

8 If 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.

9 Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled —both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.

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Hebrew words

שַׁלֵּ֤חַcertainly <let go>תְּשַׁלַּח֙you will let go אֶת<obj.>הָאֵ֔םthe mother וְאֶתand <obj.>הַבָּנִ֖יםthe young ones תִּֽקַּֽחyou will take לָ֑ךְfor <the> yourself לְמַ֙עַן֙so that יִ֣יטַבit may go well לָ֔ךְfor <the> you וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖and you will prolong יָמִֽיםdays

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Deuteronomy 4:40
Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.

Proverbs 22:4
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

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