"Ifyou happento comeupon a bird'snestalong the way,in anytreeoron the ground,with youngonesoreggs,and the mothersittingon the youngoron the eggs,you shall not takethe motherwith the young;
"Deliverme, I pray,from the handof my brother,from the handof Esau;for I fearhim, that he will comeand attackme [and] the motherswith the children.
"Bringout with you everylivingthingof allfleshthat is with you, birdsand animalsand everycreepingthingthat creepson the earth,that they may breedabundantlyon the earth,and be fruitfuland multiplyon the earth."
A righteousmanhasregardfor the lifeof his animal,But [even] the compassionof the wickedis cruel.
Therefore a tumultwill ariseamong your people,And allyour fortresseswill be destroyed,As ShalmandestroyedBeth-arbelon the dayof battle,[When] motherswere dashedin pieceswith [their] children.
"But, [whether] it is an oxora sheep,you shall not kill[both] it and its youngin oneday.
"Are not fivesparrowssoldfor twocents?[Yet] not oneof them is forgottenbeforeGod.
"A womanshall not wearman'sclothing,norshall a manputon a woman'sclothing;for whoeverdoesthesethingsis an abominationto the LORDyour God.
