¹⁹ “Bring the best of the firstfruits^(A) of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.

“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.^(B)

⁶ If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young.^{(A) 7} You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go,^(B) so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.^(C)