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Deuteronomy 22:6-10

6If a bird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064chanceיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7122to be beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in the wayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870in any treeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086,or on the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whether they beyoung onesאֶפְרֹחִים֙'ef.ro.ChimH667,or eggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000,and the damוְהָאֵ֤םve.ha.'EmH517sittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257upon the youngהָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔יםha.'ef.ro.ChimH667,or upon the eggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000,thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947the damהָאֵ֖םha.'EmH517with the youngהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121:

7Butthou shalt in any wiseשַׁלֵּ֤חַsha.Le.achH7971let the damהָאֵ֔םha.'EmH517goתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971,and takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947the youngהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121to thee; that it may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and thatthou mayest prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748thydaysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8When thou buildestתִבְנֶה֙tiv.NehH1129a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,then thou shalt makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a battlementמַעֲקֶ֖הma.'a.KehH4624for thy roofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406,that thou bringתָשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760not bloodדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818upon thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,if any manיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307fallהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from thence.

9Thou shalt not sowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232thy vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754with divers seedsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610:lest the fruitהַֽמְלֵאָ֤הham.le.'AhH4395of thy seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233which thou hast sownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232,and the fruitוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of thy vineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754,be defiledתִּקְדַּ֗שׁtik.DashH6942.

10Thou shalt not plowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with an oxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and an assוּבַחֲמֹ֖רu.va.cha.MorH2543togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

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