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If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If a bird’s nest chance to be before you in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young:
World English Bible (WEB)
If a bird's{H6833} nest{H7064} chance{H7122}{(H8735)} to be before{H6440} thee in the way{H1870} in any tree{H6086}, or on the ground{H776}, whether they be young ones{H667}, or eggs{H1000}, and the dam{H517} sitting{H7257}{(H8802)} upon the young{H667}, or upon the eggs{H1000}, thou shalt not take{H3947}{(H8799)} the dam{H517} with the young{H1121}:
Strong's King James
‘When a bird’s nest cometh before thee in the way, in any tree, or on the earth, brood or eggs, and the mother sitting on the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not take the mother with the young ones;
Young's Literal Translation
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