7 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.
7 You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.
7 You shall let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long.
7 You may take the babies, but let the mother go so that you will live a good and long life.
7 you shall surely let the mother go, and take the young for yourself, that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
7 You may take the young, but let the mother go, so that you may prosper and enjoy a long life.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:7
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:5-12
(Read Deuteronomy 22:5-12)
God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, and his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. Yet the tendency of these laws, which seem little, is such, that being found among the things of God's law, they are to be accounted great things. If we would prove ourselves to be God's people, we must have respect to his will and to his glory, and not to the vain fashions of the world. Even in putting on our garments, as in eating or in drinking, all must be done with a serious regard to preserve our own and others' purity in heart and actions. Our eye should be single, our heart simple, and our behaviour all of a piece.