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Deuteronomy 22:2

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 5 Heb “your brother” (also later in this verse).
  2. 6 Heb “is not.” The idea of “residing” is implied.
  3. 7 Heb “and you do not know him.”
  4. 8 Heb “it”; the referent (the ox or sheep mentioned in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.