And if thy brother be not [a]near unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it into thine house, and it shall remain with thee, until thy brother seek after it, then shalt thou deliver it to him again:

In like manner shalt thou do with his [b]ass, and so shalt thou do with his raiment, and shalt so do with all lost things of thy brother, which he hath lost: if thou hast found them, thou shalt not withdraw thyself from them.

¶ Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass nor his ox fall down by the way, and withdraw thyself from them, but shalt lift them up with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:2 Showing that brotherly affection must be showed, not only to them that dwell near unto us, but also to them which are far off.
  2. Deuteronomy 22:3 Much more art thou bound to do for thy neighbor’s person.

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