Deuteronomy 22:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 22:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שַׁלֵּ֤חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
תְּשַׁלַּח֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֵ֔ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבָּנִ֖ים
bên
H1121
son
תִּֽקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לָ֑ךְ
לְמַ֨עַן֙
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יִ֣יטַב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לָ֔ךְ
וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖
ʼârak
H748
to be long
יָמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
you shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take to yourself; that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Sending, you shall send the mother, but the children you may take for yourself, so that it may go well with you, and you may prolong days.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).