Deuteronomy 22:1

Deuteronomy 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Deuteronomy 22:1

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. 2And 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. 3In like manner shalt thou do with his donkey; 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.

Deuteronomy 22:1 word by word

לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־שׁ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֵ֖ם לְאָחִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Thou shalt not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy brother’sאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• or his sheepשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• go astrayנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• and hideעָלַם‛âlam · to concealH5956
• thyself from them: thou shalt in any caseשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:1

• Exodus 23:4If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
• Ezekiel 34:4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was 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.
• Matthew 10:6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Matthew 15:24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Matthew 18:12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
• Luke 15:4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
• James 5:19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
• 1 Peter 2:25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
• Deuteronomy 22:3In like manner shalt thou do with his donkey; 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.
• Leviticus 20:4And 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:
• Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
• Proverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait upon Yhwh, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
• Luke 10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray - The same humane, merciful, and wise regulations which we met with before, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:5, well calculated to keep in remembrance the second grand branch of the law of God, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. A humane man cannot bear to see even an ass fall under his burden, and not endeavor to relieve him; and a man who loves his neighbor as himself cannot see his property in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1On the general character of the contents of this chapter see Deuteronomy 21:10 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Of humanity towards brethren. (1-4) Various precepts. (5-12) Against impurity. (13-30) Verses 1-4 If we duly regard the golden rule of "doing to others as we would they should do unto us," many particular precepts might be omitted. We can have no property in any thing that we find. Religion teaches us to be neighbourly, and to be ready to do all good offices to all men. We know not how soon we may have occasion for help.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1you must not ignore it: A person should not avoid a difficult situation by pretending not to see it. Doing so is a failure of the person to do his duty to the covenant community.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them, &c.--"Brother" is a term of extensive application, comprehending persons of every description; not a relative, neighbor, or fellow countryman only, but any human being, known or unknown, a foreigner, and even an enemy (Ex 23:4). The duty inculcated is an act of common justice and charity, which, while it was taught by the law of nature, was more clearly and forcibly…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 22:1

• Brother
• Kindness
• Neighbor
• Property
• Stray

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings