Deuteronomy Chapter 22 verse 2 Holy Bible
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.
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If their owner is not near, or if you are not certain who he is, then take the beast to your house and keep it till its owner comes in search of it, and then you are to give it back to him.
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And if thy brother be not near unto thee, and thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it unto him.
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And 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.
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And if thy brother shall not be nigh to thee, or if thou shalt not know him, then thou shalt bring it to thy own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother shall seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
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If your brother isn't near to you, or if you don't know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it, and you shall restore it to him.
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and if thy brother `is' not near unto thee, and thou hast not known him, then thou hast removed it unto the midst of thy house, and it hath been with thee till thy brother seek it, and thou hast given it back to him;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIfוְאִם־ (wə·’im-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyour brotherאָחִ֛יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )does notלֹ֨א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolive near you,קָר֥וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7138: Nearor if you do notוְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noknow who he is,יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ (yə·ḏa‘·tōw)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 3045: To knowyou are to takeוַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙ (wa·’ă·sap̄·tōw)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, removethe animalאֵלֶ֖יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tohomeבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ (bê·ṯe·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1004: A houseto remainוְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewith youעִמְּךָ֗ (‘im·mə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 5973: With, equally withuntilעַ֣ד (‘aḏ)PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whileyour brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )comes seeking it;דְּרֹ֤שׁ (də·rōš)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worshipthen you can return it to him.וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ (wa·hă·šê·ḇō·ṯōw)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againJump to PreviousBeast Countryman Home House Looks Midst Nigh Owner Removed Require Restore Search Seek Seeks