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.


In Context

4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

5 A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination to the LORD thy God.

6 If a bird's nest shall chance to be before thee in the way on any tree, or on the ground, whether 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:

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.

8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou mayest not bring blood upon thy house, if any man shall fall from thence.

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