Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 22:1-4

Covenant Order: Neighbor, Creation, and Sexual Holiness

The chapter moves from concrete acts of community care for neighbor and creature (vv. 1–8), through laws protecting created distinctions in the natural order (vv. 9–12), into a sustained legislation of sexual holiness, marital fidelity, and covenant purity (vv. 13–30), grounding neighbor-love and sexual ethics together in the covenant order Israel bears before God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

2If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.

3And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.

4If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Exodus 23:4Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:9Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 22:3Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:16Classic cross-references Isaiah 58:7Classic cross-references

Original words

If you seeתִרְאֶה֩H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour brother’sאָחִ֜יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularoxשׁ֨וֹרH7794Noun - masculine singular constructorא֤וֹH176Conjunction-אֶת־H853Direct object markersheepשֵׂיוֹ֙H7716Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularstrayingנִדָּחִ֔יםH5080Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralyou must notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleignore itוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖H5956Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular. . .מֵהֶ֑םPreposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralbe sure to return itהָשֵׁ֥בH7725Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .תְּשִׁיבֵ֖םH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralto your brotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃H251Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

Or you must not hide yourself

Verse 2

Cross-references

2 Kings 8:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionyour brotherאָחִ֛יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulardoes notלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particlelive near youקָר֥וֹבH7138Adjective - masculine singularor if you do notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleknow who he isיְדַעְתּ֑וֹH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularyou are to takeוַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙H622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe animalאֵלֶ֖יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singular. . .תּ֣וֹךְH8432Noun - masculine singular constructhomeבֵּיתֶ֔ךָH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularto remainוְהָיָ֣הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwith youעִמְּךָ֗H5973Preposition | second person masculine singularuntilעַ֣דH5704Prepositionyour brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙H251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-אֹת֔וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularcomes seeking itדְּרֹ֤שׁH1875Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthen you can return itוַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularto himלֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 22:1Classic cross-references

Original words

And you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe sameוְכֵ֧ןH3651Conjunctive waw | Adverbfor his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֗וֹH2543Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וְכֵ֣ןH3651Conjunctive waw | Adverb. . .תַּעֲשֶׂה֮H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularhis cloakלְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒H8071Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וְכֵ֣ןH3651Conjunctive waw | Adverb. . .תַּעֲשֶׂ֜הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularor anythingלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructyour brotherאָחִ֛יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-תֹּאבַ֥דH6Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .מִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularhas lostאֲבֵדַ֥תH9Noun - feminine singular constructand you have foundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּH4672Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singularYou mustתוּכַ֖לH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularnotלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleignore itלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃סH5956Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct

Verse 4

Cross-references

Matthew 12:11Classic cross-references Exodus 23:5Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:14Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:15Classic cross-references Exodus 23:4Classic cross-references

Original words

If you seeתִרְאֶה֩H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour brother’sאָחִ֜יךָH251Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulardonkeyחֲמ֨וֹרH2543Noun - masculine singular constructorא֤וֹH176Conjunctionoxשׁוֹרוֹ֙H7794Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularfallenנֹפְלִ֣יםH5307Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralon the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְH1870Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularyou must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleignore itוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖H5956Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular. . .מֵהֶ֑םPreposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralyou must help him lift it upהָקֵ֥םH6965Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .תָּקִ֖יםH6965Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .עִמּֽוֹ׃סH5973Preposition | third person masculine singular

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