Deuteronomy 22:6
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"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:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
קֵן
qên
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
טַף
ṭaph
a family (mostly used collectively in the singular)
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
Key Terms in This Verse
אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →קֵן qên
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
Study H7064 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →Cross References
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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 e...
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
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.
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