Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:1
1If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it;a be sure to return it to your brother.
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 23:4–5 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Isaiah 58:7 · Proverbs 24:11 · Deuteronomy 22:3–4
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.