Ki Seitzei 22:06 · unit 13
TT #158 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:06
The Complete Passuk
כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן־צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵץ אוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ בֵיצִים וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל־הָאֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִים לֹא־תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל־הַבָּנִים׃
If a bird’s nest chances before you on the road, on any tree or on the ground, with chicks or eggs, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.
Chabad.org — 22:06
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Chullin 140b .
Sefaria — Chullin 140b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֹא תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים – מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה.
English: “You shall not take the mother with the young” — this is a positive commandment [to send her away].
On the daf / in context: The verse is understood as establishing the positive mitzvah of shiluach haken.
Type of Learning Derash identifying the positive commandment.
What Is Learned There is a positive commandment to send the mother bird away before taking the young.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.