Deuteronomy 22:2

22:2 If the owner5 does not live6 near you or you do not know who the owner is,7 then you must corral the animal8 at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.

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5	tn Heb “your brother” (also later in this verse).
6	tn Heb “is not.” The idea of “residing” is implied.
7	tn Heb “and you do not know him.”
8	tn Heb “it”; the referent (the ox or sheep mentioned in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.