7But 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.


In Context

4 If thou see thy brother's ass or his ox to be fallen down in the way, thou shalt not slight it, but shalt lift it up with him.

5 A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel, neither shall a man use woman's apparel : for he that doeth these things is abominable before God.

6 If thou find as thou walkest by the way, a bird's nest in a tree, or on the ground, and the dam sitting upon the young or upon the eggs: thou shalt not take her with her young:

7 But 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.

8 When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong.

9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest both the seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of the vineyard, be sanctified together.

Deuteronomy 22:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:7[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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:7You 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:7thou 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7thou shalt in any case let the dam go, and thou mayest take the young to thee, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:7thou 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7you 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:7thou 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But 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.