Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

"When you see the ox or sheep of your fellow countryman straying, don't go away and leave it. Instead, be sure to return it to him.

New American Standard Bible

You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.

A Conservative Version

Thou shall not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them. Thou shall surely bring them again to thy brother.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.

Amplified

“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away or being stolen, and ignore [your duty to help] them; you shall certainly take them back to him.

Bible in Basic English

If you see your brother's ox or his sheep wandering, do not go by without helping, but take them back to your brother.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep wandering, and thou shalt not hide from them: turning back, thou shalt turn them back to thy brother.

King James 2000

You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and withhold your help from them: you shall certainly bring them again unto your brother.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"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.

Modern King James verseion

You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou see thy brother's ox or sheep go astray, thou shalt not withdraw thyself from them: But shalt bring them home again unto thy brother.

NET Bible

When you see your neighbor's ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; you must return it without fail to your neighbor.

New Heart English Bible

You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely bring them again to your brother.

The Emphasized Bible

Thou shalt not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep, going astray, and turn away from them, - thou shalt, bring them back unto thy brother.

Webster

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

World English Bible

You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall surely bring them again to your brother.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thou dost not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep driven away, and hast hidden thyself from them, thou dost certainly turn them back to thy brother;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Thou shalt not see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

ox
שׁור 
Showr 
ox, bullock, cow, bull, wall
Usage: 78

or his sheep
שׂי שׂה 
Seh 
Usage: 47

go astray
נדח 
Nadach 
Usage: 53

and hide
עלם 
`alam 
Usage: 28

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

Easton

Context Readings

Caring For Your Brother's Property

1 "When you see the ox or sheep of your fellow countryman straying, don't go away and leave it. Instead, be sure to return it to him. 2 If your fellow countryman doesn't live near you or you don't know who he is, bring the animal to your house and let it remain with you until he claims it. Then return it to him.



Cross References

Exodus 23:4-5

"If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, you are to certainly return it to him.

Deuteronomy 22:3-4

Do the same for his donkey, his garment, and for anything lost that belongs to your fellow countryman. When you find it, you must not ignore it.

Leviticus 20:4

If the people avoid dealing with that man when he offers his child to Molech that is, if they fail to execute him

Proverbs 24:11

Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor will never lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty will be cursed.

Isaiah 8:17

I'll wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I'll put my trust in him.

Isaiah 58:7

Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"

Ezekiel 34:4

You haven't strengthened the weak, treated the sick, set broken bones, regathered the scattered, or looked for the lost. Instead, you've dominated them with brutal force and ruthlessness.

Ezekiel 34:16

"I'm going to seek both the lost as well as the scattered, and bring them both back so their broken bones can be set and the sick can be healed. But in righteousness I'll exterminate the fat and the stiff-necked.'"

Matthew 10:6

Instead, go to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.

Matthew 15:24

But he replied, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel."

Matthew 18:12-13

"What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays, he leaves the 99 in the hills and goes to look for the one that has strayed, doesn't he?

Luke 10:31-32

By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went by on the other side.

Luke 15:4-6

"Suppose one of you has 100 sheep and loses one of them. He leaves the 99 in the wilderness and looks for the one that is lost until he finds it, doesn't he?

James 5:19-20

My brothers, if one of you wanders away from the truth and somebody brings him back,

1 Peter 2:25

You were "like sheep that kept going astray," but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

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