Deuteronomy 22:6 meaning and explanation

If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.

Deuteronomy 22:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Moses is speaking to Israel on the plains of Moab, applying the covenant law to everyday life, including a chance discovery along a road. The command forbids taking a sitting mother bird with her chicks or eggs.

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