Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:1–3
1If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it;a be sure to return it to your brother. 2If 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. 3And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
Footnotes
- a 22:1 Or you must not hide yourself
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Deuteronomy 22:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If you see | תִרְאֶה֩ | ṯir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| your brother’s | אָחִ֜יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| ox | שׁ֨וֹר | šō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7794 head of cattle |
| or | א֤וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| sheep | שֵׂיוֹ֙ | śê·yōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| straying | נִדָּחִ֔ים | nid·dā·ḥîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| you must not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| ignore it | וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ | wə·hiṯ·‘al·lam·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5956 conceal |
| be sure to return it | הָשֵׁ֥ב | hā·šêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7725 turn back, return |
| to your brother | לְאָחִֽיךָ׃ | lə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Deuteronomy 22:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| your brother | אָחִ֛יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| does not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| live near you | קָר֥וֹב | qā·rō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7138 near |
| or if you do not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know who he is | יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ | yə·ḏa‘·tōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| you are to take | וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙ | wa·’ă·sap̄·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| the animal | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| home | בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ | bê·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| to remain | וְהָיָ֣ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| with you | עִמְּךָ֗ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| your brother | אָחִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| comes seeking it | דְּרֹ֤שׁ | də·rōš | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| then you can return it | וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ | wa·hă·šê·ḇō·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to him | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Deuteronomy 22:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you shall do | תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the same | וְכֵ֧ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| for his donkey | לַחֲמֹר֗וֹ | la·ḥă·mō·rōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| his cloak | לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒ | lə·śim·lā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8071 wrapper, mantle |
| or anything | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your brother | אָחִ֛יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| has lost | אֲבֵדַ֥ת | ’ă·ḇê·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H9 a lost thing |
| and you have found | וּמְצָאתָ֑הּ | ū·mə·ṣā·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| You must | תוּכַ֖ל | ṯū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| ignore it | לְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ס | lə·hiṯ·‘al·lêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H5956 conceal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 22:1 Exodus 23:4–5 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Isaiah 58:7 · Proverbs 24:11 · Deuteronomy 22:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.