Deuteronomy 22:7
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7971 [e]שַׁלֵּ֤חַ
šal-lê-aḥ
surelyV-Piel-InfAbs
7971 [e]תְּשַׁלַּח֙
tə-šal-laḥ
you shall let goV-Piel-Imperf-2ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
517 [e]הָאֵ֔ם
hā-’êm,
the motherArt | N-fs
853 [e]וְאֶת־
wə-’eṯ-
andConj-w | DirObjM
1121 [e]הַבָּנִ֖ים
hab-bā-nîm
the youngArt | N-mp
3947 [e]תִּֽקַּֽח־
tiq-qaḥ-
takeV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
  לָ֑ךְ
lāḵ;
for yourselfPrep | 2ms
4616 [e]לְמַ֙עַן֙
lə-ma-‘an
thatConj
3190 [e]יִ֣יטַב
yî-ṭaḇ
it may be wellV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
  לָ֔ךְ
lāḵ,
with youPrep | 2ms
748 [e]וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖
wə-ha-’ă-raḵ-tā
and [that] you may prolongConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms
3117 [e]יָמִֽים׃
yā-mîm.
[your] daysN-mp
  ס
s
-Punc





















Hebrew Texts
דברים 22:7 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
שַׁלֵּ֤חַ תְּשַׁלַּח֙ אֶת־הָאֵ֔ם וְאֶת־הַבָּנִ֖ים תִּֽקַּֽח־לָ֑ךְ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ יָמִֽים׃ ס

דברים 22:7 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
שלח תשלח את־האם ואת־הבנים תקח־לך למען ייטב לך והארכת ימים׃ ס

דברים 22:7 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
שלח תשלח את־האם ואת־הבנים תקח־לך למען ייטב לך והארכת ימים׃ ס

דברים 22:7 Hebrew Bible
שלח תשלח את האם ואת הבנים תקח לך למען ייטב לך והארכת ימים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
you shall certainly let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, in order that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.
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But thou shalt The extirpation of any species of birds, whether edible or birds of prey, is often attended with serious consequences, and is always productive of evil; to prevent which was the object of this law. Palestine is situated in a climate producing poisonous snakes and scorpions, and between deserts and mountains, from which it would be inundated by them, as well as with immense swarms of flies, locusts, and mice, if the birds which feed upon them were extirpated. In a moral point of view, it may have been intended to inculcate a spirit of mercy and kindness, and to prevent the exercise of such cruelty will, if circumstances be favourable, be cruel to his fellow-creatures.

that it may

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thou mayest

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