Deuteronomy 22:6
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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רָבַץ
is lying
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רָבַץ
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
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קֵן
a nest of
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קֵן
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
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קָרָא
it will be met
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קָרָא
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
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לָקַח
you will take
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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בֵּיצָה
eggs
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בֵּיצָה
an egg (from its whiteness)
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צִפּוֹר
a bird
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צִפּוֹר
a little bird (as hopping)
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