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You shall surely let the mother bird go, and take only the young, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.

When you build a new house, then you shall put a railing around your [flat] roof, so that no one may fall from there and bring guilt of blood upon your house.

You shall not plant your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole crop be forfeited [under this ban], the seed which you have sown and the yield of the vineyard forfeited to the sanctuary.

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You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go,(A) so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.(B)

When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof.(C)

Do not plant two kinds of seed in your vineyard;(D) if you do, not only the crops you plant but also the fruit of the vineyard will be defiled.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:9 Or be forfeited to the sanctuary