Deuteronomy 22:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ “When you come upon a bird’s nest along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, with the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young –

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ If a bird's nest should chance to be before you in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the mother bird is sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother bird with the young.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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:

Common English Bible

⁶ If you come across a bird’s nest along your way, whether in a tree or on the ground, with baby birds or eggs, and the mother is sitting on the baby birds or eggs, do not remove the mother from her young.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ If, as you are walking along the way, you find a bird's nest, in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is nurturing the young or the eggs, you shall not take her with her young.

Deuteronomy 22:6 Cross References

Genesis 32:11

“Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Ě

Genesis 8:17

“Bring out with you every living creature of all flesh that is with you: of birds, of cattle and all creeping creatures that creep on the earth. And let them teem on the earth, and bear and increase on the earth.”

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous regards the life of his beast, But the compassion of the wrong is cruelty.

Hosea 10:14

And uproar shall arise among your people, and all your strongholds shall be ravaged as Shalman ravaged Bĕ

Leviticus 22:28

“But do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.

Luke 12:6

“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before Elohim.

Deuteronomy 22:5

“A woman does not wear that which pertains to a man, nor does a man put on a woman’s garment, for whoever does this is an abomination to יהוה  your Elohim.