If a bird`s nest chance to be before you in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

These precepts are designed to cultivate a spirit of humanity. Compare Deuteronomy 25:4; Leviticus 22:28; and [Reference 1 Corinthians 9…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

If a bird’s nest. —On this precept there is a remarkable comment in the Talmud (Kiddushin, p. 39, b). Rabbi Akib…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Since by this precept God instructed His people in the law of kindness, it is a supplement to the Sixth Commandment.

Indeed, regard was give…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If a bird's nest chance to be before you in any tree, or on the ground

Which are the usual places in which birds b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's providence extends to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do likewise, so that even in these small matters we may live in the fear of the …

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