Deuteronomy 22:7
in Deuteronomy 22You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
KJV
But 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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThou shalt - let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee - This passage may be understood literally. If they destroyed both young and old, must not the breed soon fail, and would it not in the end be ill with them; and by thus cutting off the means of their continual support, must not their days be shortened on the land? But we may look for a humane precept in this law.
This site's exposition
A woman must not wear men’s clothing
on Deuteronomy 22:5-8
The last of four rules shows what kind of law this is. A railing on a new roof is required “so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house”. Building safety becomes a question of guilt.
This site's exposition
be sure to let the mother go
Clarke reads the promise to prolong your days plainly, for a people who took both mother and young would soon have no birds. Greed shortens days.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But thou shall in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee,....
Now, since it is a thousand pities that she should fare the worse for that which is her praise, the law takes care that she shall be let go. The remembrance of this may perhaps, some time or other, keep us from doing a hard or unkind thing to those whom we have at our mercy.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שַׁלֵּ֤חַ | shaleach | certainly <let go> | H7971 → | 845 times |
| תְּשַׁלַּח֙ | teshalach | you will let go | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֵ֔ם | haem | the mother | H517 → | 220 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבָּנִ֖ים | habanim | the young ones | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תִּֽקַּֽח־ | tikach- | you will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| לָ֑ךְ | lakh | for <the> yourself | ||
| לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| יִ֣יטַב | yitav | it may go well | H3190 → | 117 times |
| לָ֔ךְ | lakh | for <the> you | ||
| וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ | vehaarakhta | and you will prolong | H748 → | 34 times |
| יָמִֽים׃ ס | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
שַׁלֵּ֤חַcertainly <let go>
shaleachH7971 →845 times
תְּשַׁלַּח֙you will let go
teshalachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאֵ֔םthe mother
haemH517 →220 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַבָּנִ֖יםthe young ones
habanimH1121 →4930 times
תִּֽקַּֽח־you will take
tikach-H3947 →966 times
לָ֑ךְfor <the> yourself
lakh
לְמַ֙עַן֙so that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
יִ֣יטַבit may go well
yitavH3190 →117 times
לָ֔ךְfor <the> you
lakh
וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖and you will prolong
vehaarakhtaH748 →34 times
יָמִֽים׃ סdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
it leads to
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
- Psalms 112:1–3
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Matthew 6:33
Through
Deuteronomy 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:3
Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers,…
- Ephesians 6:3
“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
- Deuteronomy 12:28
Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right…
- Deuteronomy 6:3
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.