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.


In Context

4 If you see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help him get it to its feet.

5 A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.

6 If you come across a bird's nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young.

7 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.

8 When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof.

9 Do not plant two kinds of seed in your vineyard; if you do, not only the crops you plant but also the fruit of the vineyard will be defiled.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:7But 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.

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.