Deuteronomy 22:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.”
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“You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“thou 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“thou 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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 22:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 22:28But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
- Deuteronomy 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
- Proverbs 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
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