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Take it back to its owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and avoid them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall not see your countryman&#8217s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying away and ignore them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away <i>or</i> being stolen, and ignore [your duty to help] them; you shall certainly take them back to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you see your brother&#8217s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you see a cow or sheep wandering around lost, take the animal back to its owner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you see another Israelite's ox or sheep out where it doesn't belong, don't pretend that you don't see it. Make sure you take it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"If you see an Israelite's cow or sheep running loose, do not ignore it; take it back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you see the ox or sheep of your fellow countryman straying, don't go away and leave them. Instead, be sure to return them to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you see your brother?s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you see your neighbor's ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; you must return it without fail to your neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely bring them again to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to thy brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“You do not see the ox of your brother or his sheep driven away, and have hidden yourself from them, you certainly turn them back to your brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thou dost not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep driven away, and hast hidden thyself from them, thou dost certainly turn them back to thy brother;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep wandering, and thou shalt not hide from them: turning back, thou shalt turn them back to thy brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not pass by if thou seest thy brother's ox, or his sheep go astray: but thou shalt bring them back to thy brother. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep wander astray, you shall not pass by. Instead, you shall lead them back to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not see your neighbor’s ox or sheep going astray and ignore it; you must bring it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not watch your neighbor’s ox or sheep straying away and ignore them; you shall take them back to their owner.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />YOU shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and disregard them; but you shall surely bring them back to your brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />"You shall not see the ox of your brother or his ewe when they stray and ignore them, but surely return them to your brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep driven away, and hide thyself from them; thou shalt surely bring them back unto thy brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When thou seest the calf of thy brother or his sheep wandering in the way, thou shalt not overlook them; thou shalt by all means turn them back to thy brother, and thou shalt restore them to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5927" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Various Laws</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ṯir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">If you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7794.htm" title="7794: šō·wr (N-msc) -- A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.). From shuwr; a bullock.">ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: śê·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: nid·dā·ḥîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">straying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: wə·hiṯ·‘al·lam·tā (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">ignore it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hā·šêḇ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">be sure to return it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tə·šî·ḇêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">to your brother.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4</a></span><br />If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17-18</a></span><br />You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him. / Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Proverbs 24:11-12</a></span><br />Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. / If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12-14</a></span><br />What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. / In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a></span><br />“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a></span><br />Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-4.htm">Philippians 2:4</a></span><br />Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a></span><br />Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Exodus 23:5</a></span><br />If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-3.htm">Leviticus 6:3-4</a></span><br />or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit— / once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-21.htm">Proverbs 25:21-22</a></span><br />If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. / For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Romans 12:20</a></span><br />On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">1 Corinthians 10:24</a></span><br />No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a></span><br />And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall in any case bring them again to your brother.</p><p class="hdg">Thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4</a></b></br> If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4,16</a></b></br> The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up <i>that which was</i> broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Matthew 10:6</a></b></br> But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">hide thyself</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Deuteronomy 22:3,4</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Leviticus 20:4</a></b></br> And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Proverbs 24:11</a></b></br> If thou forbear to deliver <i>them that are</i> drawn unto death, and <i>those that are</i> ready to be slain;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Case</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Countryman's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-1.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Help</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">Ignore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-3.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">Straying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-14.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-20.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Withhold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-18.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Case</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Countryman's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-34.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Ignore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Straying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-7.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Withhold</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Of humanity toward brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">The sex is to be distinguished by apparel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">The bird is not to be taken with her young ones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-8.htm">The house must have battlements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Confusion is to be avoided</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Tassels upon the vesture</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-13.htm">The punishment of him who slanders his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">of adultery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">of rape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">of fornication</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-30.htm">of incest</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, livestock was a significant part of a person's wealth and livelihood. The term "brother" here extends beyond immediate family to fellow Israelites, highlighting the communal nature of society. The law reflects the broader biblical principle of loving one's neighbor (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>) and is echoed in the New Testament teaching of bearing one another's burdens (<a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a>). The imagery of straying animals can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual wandering, with God as the shepherd seeking to bring His people back to Himself (Psalm 23, <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a>).<p><b>you must not ignore it</b><br>This command underscores the moral obligation to act when witnessing a neighbor's loss. Ignoring the situation would be akin to neglecting one's duty to love and serve others. The Hebrew culture placed a strong emphasis on communal responsibility, and this law reinforces the idea that one should not turn a blind eye to the needs of others. This principle is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized active compassion and intervention in the parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>).<p><b>be sure to return it to your brother</b><br>The directive to return the stray animal highlights the value of restitution and reconciliation. It reflects the biblical theme of restoration, which is central to God's relationship with humanity. The act of returning the animal is not just about property rights but about maintaining harmony and trust within the community. This principle is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to restore those who have strayed from the faith (<a href="/galatians/6.htm">Galatians 6:1</a>). The act of returning what is lost can also be seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He restores what was lost through sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience receiving the law, God's chosen people, who are being prepared to live in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/ox_and_sheep.htm">Ox and Sheep</a></b><br>Common livestock in ancient Israel, representing valuable property and livelihood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/brother.htm">Brother</a></b><br>Refers to fellow Israelites, emphasizing community and kinship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, where the Israelites are to live according to God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of looking out for one another within the community. It teaches that we are not to be indifferent to the needs or losses of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_honesty.htm">Integrity and Honesty</a></b><br>Returning a stray animal reflects a commitment to integrity and honesty. It is a practical application of the commandment against stealing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_in_action.htm">Love in Action</a></b><br>This law is an expression of love in action, demonstrating care and concern for a neighbor's well-being and property.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God’s Law</a></b><br>Following this command is an act of obedience to God, showing respect for His instructions and trust in His wisdom for community living.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_kindness.htm">Practical Kindness</a></b><br>The verse encourages practical acts of kindness, which can build trust and strengthen relationships within the community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_debt.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian debt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_biblical_laws_mirror_hammurabi's.htm">Why do many biblical laws appear to be copied from earlier legal codes like the Code of Hammurabi?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._22_5_relate_to_modern_gender.htm">How does Deuteronomy 22:5’s prohibition against cross-dressing align with modern cultural norms and gender expressions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_lost_donkeys_in_1_sam_9_3-4_hard_to_find.htm">Why do 1 Samuel 9:3–4’s details about searching for lost donkeys seem contradictory with other instances in the Old Testament where animals are quickly found or retrieved? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXII.</span><p><a href="/context/deuteronomy/22-1.htm" title="You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall in any case bring them again to your brother.">Deuteronomy 22:1-4</a>. <span class= "bld">LOST PROPERTY.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Go astray.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">being driven away, </span>as by wild beasts (<a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm" title="You therefore gird up your loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.">Jeremiah 1:17</a>), or by robbers. It is not simply straying. "I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which <span class= "ital">was driven away</span>" (<a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm" title="I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.">Ezekiel 34:16</a>), and so in many other passages.<p><span class= "bld">Thou shalt not . . . hide thyself from them.</span>--Comp. <a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm" title="If you say, Behold, we knew it not; does not he that ponders the heart consider it? and he that keeps your soul, does not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?">Proverbs 24:12</a>. "If thou sayest, Behold we knew it not . . . doth not He know it?" And <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm" title="Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh?">Isaiah 58:7</a>, "that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Go astray</span>; wandering at large. The Hebrew verb means primarily to seduce, draw aside, or entice (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6</a>); and in the passive conveys the idea of wandering through being drawn away by some enticement. <span class="cmt_word">Hide thyself from them</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. withdraw thyself from them, avoid noticing them or having to do with them. In any case; certainly, without fail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If you see</span><br /><span class="heb">תִרְאֶה֩</span> <span class="translit">(ṯir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your brother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֜יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ox</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁ֨וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7794.htm">Strong's 7794: </a> </span><span class="str2">A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂיוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(śê·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">straying,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִדָּחִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(nid·dā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ignore it;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·‘al·lam·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be sure to return it</span><br /><span class="heb">הָשֵׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your brother.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָחִֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Deuteronomy 22:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:1 You shall not see your brother's ox (Deut. 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