Deuteronomy 22:7-9

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⁷ You may take the young birds, but you must let the mother bird go free. Then things will go well for you, and you will live a long time.

⁸ When you build a new house, build a ·low wall around the edge of [a fence/parapet on] the roof [^Cthe flat roofs of Israelite houses were used for living space] so you will not ·be guilty [have bloodguilt] if someone falls off the roof [^Cto avoid negligent homicide].

⁹ Don’t plant two different kinds of seeds in your vineyard. Otherwise, ·both crops will be ruined [^Lthe fullness will be forfeit, both the seed that has been sown as well as the produce of the vineyard; ^Cto avoid unnatural combinations, perhaps as a reminder that Israelites were to be separate from Gentiles, see also vv. 10–11].