Deuteronomy 22:1

When you see the calf of your brother or his sheep wandering in the way, you shall not overlook them; you shall by all means turn them back to your brother, and you shall restore them to him.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not see the brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

In Context

2And if your brother do not come near you, and you do not know him, you shall bring it into your house within; and it shall be with you until your brother shall seek them, and you shall restore them to him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:4And if the natives of the land should in anyway overlook that man in giving of his seed to Moloch, so as not to put him to death;

Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not your help.

Isaiah 8:17And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

Ezekiel 34:4The weak one you⌃ have not strengthened, and the sick you⌃ have not cherished, and the bruised you⌃ have not bound up, and the stray one you⌃ have not turned back, and the lost you⌃ have not sought; and the strong you⌃ have wearied with labor.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:1

The laws of this chapter provide, I. For the preservation of charity and good neighbourship, in the care of strayed or fallen cattle, ver. 1-4 . II. For the preservation of order and distinction, that men and women should not wear one another's clothes ( ver. 5 ), and that other needless mixtures should be avoided, ver. 9-11 . III. For the preservation of birds, ver. 6, 7 . IV. Of life, ver. 8 . V. Of the commandments, ver. 12 . VI. Of the reputation of a wife abused, if she were innocent ( ver. 13-19 ), but for… Read the whole commentary →

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