Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf 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. Young's Literal Translation ‘When a bird’s nest cometh before thee in the way, in any tree, or on the earth, brood or eggs, and the mother sitting on the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not take the mother with the young ones; King James Bible If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, [whether they be] young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: Hebrew Ifכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you come across יִקָּרֵ֣א (yiq·qā·rê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall a bird’s צִפּ֣וֹר ׀ (ṣip·pō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 6833: A little bird nest קַן־ (qan-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7064: A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling with chicks אֶפְרֹחִים֙ (’ep̄·rō·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 667: The brood of a, bird or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if eggs, בֵיצִ֔ים (ḇê·ṣîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1000: An egg either in a tree עֵ֣ץ ׀ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ground הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land along the road, בַּדֶּ֜רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action and the mother וְהָאֵ֤ם (wə·hā·’êm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) is sitting רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ (rō·ḇe·ṣeṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the chicks הָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔ים (hā·’ep̄·rō·ḥîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 667: The brood of a, bird or א֖וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if eggs, הַבֵּיצִ֑ים (hab·bê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1000: An egg you must not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no take תִקַּ֥ח (ṯiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the mother הָאֵ֖ם (hā·’êm) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) along with עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the young. הַבָּנִֽים׃ (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son |