Deuteronomy 22:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י יִקָּרֵ֣א קַן־צִפּ֣וֹר ׀ לְפָנֶ֡יךָ בַּדֶּ֜רֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵ֣ץ ׀ א֣וֹ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים֙ א֣וֹ בֵיצִ֔ים וְהָאֵ֤ם רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ עַל־הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים א֖וֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִ֑ים לֹא־תִקַּ֥ח הָאֵ֖ם עַל־הַבָּנִֽים׃

Transliteration

When yiqqārēʾ qan-ṣippôr before-you in-the-derek in-any-ʿēṣ or on-the-ʾāreṣ ʾep̄rōḥîm or bêṣîm and-the-ʾēm rōbeṣet on-the-ʾep̄rōḥîm or on-the-bêṣîm not-tiqqaḥ the-ʾēm with-the-bānîm.

Grammar Details

*yiqqārēʾ*: niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - happens to be/is encountered
*qan*: noun masculine singular construct - nest
*ṣippôr*: noun common singular - bird
*derek*: noun masculine singular - way/road
*ʿēṣ*: noun masculine singular - tree
*ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular - ground/earth
*ʾep̄rōḥîm*: noun masculine plural - young birds/chicks
*bêṣîm*: noun feminine plural - eggs
*ʾēm*: noun feminine singular - mother
*rōbeṣet*: qal participle feminine singular - sitting/crouching
*tiqqaḥ*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall take
*bānîm*: noun masculine plural - children/young

Word Meanings

*yiqqārēʾ*: happens to be/is encountered/you chance upon
*qan*: nest/dwelling
*ṣippôr*: bird/sparrow
*rōbeṣet*: sitting/crouching/brooding
*bānîm*: children/young ones/offspring

ℹ️

About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
Readers preferring KJV tradition

Consider alternatives for

New believers
Casual devotional reading
Children and young readers
English language learners

🔄 Compare with

ESVNASBNIVCSBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Lev 22:28 : 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
Prov 12:10 : 10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Hos 10:14 : 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Luke 12:6 : 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Gen 8:17 : 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Gen 32:11 : 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 22:7
87%
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.
Lev 22:28
72%
28And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
Job 39:13-14
2 verses
72%
13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
Deut 32:11
72%
11As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Deut 22:4-5
2 verses
72%
4Thou 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.
5The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
Exod 34:26
71%
26The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Isa 34:15
71%
15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Exod 23:19
71%
19The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Deut 22:1
70%
1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
Deut 14:20-21
2 verses
70%
20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
21Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Prov 30:17
70%
17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Deut 14:11-12
2 verses
70%
11Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Deut 28:26
70%
26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
Jer 17:11
70%
11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Ps 104:17
69%
17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Deut 4:17
69%
17The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
Deut 24:17
69%
17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Exod 22:30
69%
30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
Lev 1:16
69%
16And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes:
Job 39:27
69%
27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Lev 11:13-14
2 verses
69%
13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
Deut 28:56-57
2 verses
69%
56The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
57And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
Lev 11:19-20
2 verses
68%
19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Deut 19:14
68%
14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.
Ps 84:3
68%
3Yea, the sparrow hath found{H8804)} an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay{H8804)} her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Deut 22:9
68%
9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
Exod 22:22
68%
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Lev 19:19
68%
19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Prov 6:5
68%
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Prov 22:6
68%
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Num 6:10
68%
10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Prov 27:8
68%
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Deut 14:18
68%
18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Deut 14:15
68%
15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Matt 6:26
67%
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Lev 1:14
67%
14And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
Deut 12:25
67%
25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Exod 34:20
67%
20But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
Deut 15:21
67%
21And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
Deut 28:31
67%
31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.