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22 “You shall not watch the ox of your neighbor or his sheep or goat straying and ignore them; certainly you shall return them to your neighbor. And if your countryman[a] is not near you or you do not know who he is,[b] then you shall bring it to your household,[c] and it shall be[d] with you until your countryman seeks after it,[e] and you shall return it to him. And thus also you shall do regarding[f] his donkey, and thus you shall do concerning[g] his garment, and so you shall do with respect to[h] all of the lost property of your countryman[i] that is lost from him and you find it; you are not allowed to withhold help.

“You shall not see the donkey of your neighbor or his ox fallen on the road and you ignore them; certainly you must help them get up along with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:2 Or “brother”
  2. Deuteronomy 22:2 Literally “him”
  3. Deuteronomy 22:2 Literally “to the midst of your house”
  4. Deuteronomy 22:2 Or “remain”
  5. Deuteronomy 22:2 Literally “the seeking of your countryman after it”
  6. Deuteronomy 22:3 Or “to”
  7. Deuteronomy 22:3 Or “to”
  8. Deuteronomy 22:3 Or “to”
  9. Deuteronomy 22:3 Or “brother”

Various Laws

22 (A)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. And if your countryman is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your house, and it shall remain with you until your countryman looks for it; then you shall restore it to him. You shall also do this with his donkey, and you shall do the same with his garment, and you shall do likewise with any lost property of your countryman, which has been lost by him and you have found. You are not allowed to avoid them. You shall not see your countryman’s donkey or his ox fallen down on the road, and avoid them; you shall certainly help him raise them up.

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