Deuteronomy 22:1–3
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Laws Concerning Preservation of Life
22:1When you see1 your neighbor’s2 ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it;3 you must return it without fail4 to your neighbor. 22:2If 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. 22:3You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor9 has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved.10
Footnotes
- 1 Heb “you must not see,” but, if translated literally into English, the statement is misleading.
- 2 Heb “brother’s” (also later in this verse). In this context it is not limited to one’s siblings, however; cf. “your kinsman’s.”
- 3 Heb “hide yourself.”
- 4 The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail.”
- 5 Heb “your brother” (also later in this verse).
- 6 Heb “is not.” The idea of “residing” is implied.
- 7 Heb “and you do not know him.”
- 8 Heb “it”; the referent (the ox or sheep mentioned in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 9 Heb “your brother” (also in v. 4).
- 10 Heb “you must not hide yourself.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother. And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him. And you shall do the same with his donkey or with his garment, or with any lost thing of your brother’s, which he loses and you find; you may not ignore it.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back. Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother. If your brother does not live near you or you don’t know him, you are to bring the animal to your home to remain with you until your brother comes looking for it; then you can return it to him. Do the same for his donkey, his garment, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“If you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don’t ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner. If its owner does not live nearby or you don’t know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it. Do the same if you find your neighbor’s donkey, clothing, or anything else your neighbor loses. Don’t ignore your responsibility.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“You shall not watch the ox of your neighbor or his sheep or goat straying and ignore them; certainly you shall return them to your neighbor. And if your countryman is not near you or you do not know who he is, then you shall bring it to your household, and it shall be with you until your countryman seeks after it, and you shall return it to him. And thus also you shall do regarding his donkey, and thus you shall do concerning his garment, and so you shall do with respect to all of the lost property of your countryman that is lost from him and you find it; you are not allowed to withhold help.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
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