New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 22:6-10

6“Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you happenH7122to comeH7122upon a bird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064along the wayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,in anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605treeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086orא֣וֹ'oH176on the groundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,with youngאֶפְרֹחִים֙'ef.ro.ChimH667onesH667orא֣וֹ'oH176eggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000,and the motherוְהָאֵ֤םve.ha.'EmH517sittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257on the youngהָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔יםha.'ef.ro.ChimH667orא֖וֹ'oH176on the eggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000,you shall not takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947the motherהָאֵ֖םha.'EmH517with the youngהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121;

7you shall certainlyH7971letH7971the motherהָאֵ֔םha.'EmH517goH7971,but the youngהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121you may takeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947for yourself,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that it may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with you and that you may prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748your daysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you buildתִבְנֶה֙tiv.NehH1129a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a parapetמַעֲקֶ֖הma.'a.KehH4624for your roofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406,so that you will not bringתָשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760bloodguiltדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818on your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyoneיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307fallsהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from it.

9“You shall not sowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232your vineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754with twoכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610of seed, orפֶּן־pen-H6435allH4395the produceהַֽמְלֵאָ֤הham.le.'AhH4395of the seedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have sownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232and the increaseוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of the vineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754will becomeH6942defiledH6942.

10“You shall not plowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with an oxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and a donkeyוּבַחֲמֹ֖רu.va.cha.MorH2543togetherH3164.

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