en_tn_condensed/deu/22/06.md

# General Information:

Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# bird's nest

a home that birds make for themselves out of sticks, grass, plants, and mud

# with young ones or eggs in it

"with baby birds or eggs in the nest"

# the mother sitting on the young

"the mother bird is sitting on the baby birds"

# prolong your days

Long days are a metaphor for a long life. See how you translated these words in [Deuteronomy 4:26](../04/25.md). AT: "be able to live a long time." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])