Deuteronomy 22:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks after it, and you shall restore it to him again.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    If your brother is not nearby or you do not know who he is, take the animal to your house and keep it with you until your brother comes looking for it. Then, you must return it to him.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if thy brother{H251} be not nigh{H7138} unto thee, or if thou know{H3045} him not, then thou shalt bring{H622} it home to{H8432} thy house,{H1004} and it shall be with thee until thy brother{H251} seek{H1875} after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.{H7725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if thy brother{H251} be not nigh{H7138} unto thee, or if thou know{H3045}{(H8804)} him not, then thou shalt bring{H622}{(H8804)} it unto{H8432} thine own house{H1004}, and it shall be with thee until thy brother{H251} seek{H1875}{(H8800)} after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again{H7725}{(H8689)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf thy brother be not nye vnto the or yf thou knowe him not, then bringe them vnto thine awne housse and lett them be with the, vntyll thy brother axe after them, and then delyuer him them agayne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But yf yi brother be not nye vnto the, & thou knowest him not, then shalt thou take the in to thine house, yt they maye be wt the, tyll ye brother axe after them, & then delyuer him the agayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And if thy brother bee not neere vnto thee, or if thou knowe him not, then thou shalt bring it into thine house, and it shal remaine with thee, vntill thy brother seeke after it: then shalt thou deliuer it to him againe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And if thy brother be not nye vnto thee, or if thou knowe hym not, then bryng it vnto thine owne house, and it shall remayne with thee vntyll thy brother aske after them, and then deliuer hym them agayne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If the owner does not live near you or you do not know who the owner is, then you must corral the animal at your house and let it stay with you until the owner looks for it; then you must return it to him.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 7:12 : 12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 22:1
    91%

    1 You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.

  • Deut 22:3-4
    2 verses
    87%

    3 In like manner you shall do with his donkey; and so you shall do with his clothing; and with any lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost, and you have found, you shall do likewise; you may not hide yourself.

    4 You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fall down by the way, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him to lift them up again.

  • Lev 25:35-36
    2 verses
    77%

    35 And if your brother becomes poor, and falls into decay with you; then you shall relieve him: yes, though he is a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you.

    36 Take no usury from him, or increase; but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.

  • Exod 23:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4 If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him.

    5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying under its burden and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.

  • Exod 22:3-15
    13 verses
    77%

    3 If the sun has risen upon him, there shall be bloodshed for him, for he should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

    4 If the stolen goods are found alive in his hand, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall restore double.

    5 If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed upon, and allows his animal to wander and feed in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

    6 If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that stacked grain or standing grain or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

    7 If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

    8 If the thief is not found, then the owner of the house shall be brought to the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor's goods.

    9 For every kind of trespass, whether it is for ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any lost thing that another claims to be his, both parties shall come before the judges; and he whom the judges convict shall pay double to his neighbor.

    10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, ox, sheep, or any animal to keep and it dies, is injured, or is driven away, with no one seeing it,

    11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.

    12 If it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner.

    13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it as evidence, and he shall not make restitution for what was torn.

    14 If a man borrows anything from his neighbor and it is broken or dies, with its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

    15 But if its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hire.

  • Deut 24:10-13
    4 verses
    76%

    10 When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

    11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring out the pledge to you.

    12 And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge:

    13 In any case you shall return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own clothing, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.

  • Lev 25:25-28
    4 verses
    75%

    25 If your brother becomes poor, and has sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin comes to redeem it, then shall he redeem what his brother sold.

    26 And if the man has nothing to redeem it, and himself is able to redeem it;

    27 Then let him count the years of the sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.

    28 But if he is not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that bought it until the year of Jubilee: and in the Jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return to his possession.

  • Deut 15:3
    75%

    3 Of a foreigner, you may require it again, but what is yours with your brother your hand shall release;

  • Lev 6:4
    74%

    4 Then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he took violently away, or the thing which he has deceitfully obtained, or what was delivered to him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

  • Exod 22:26
    73%

    26 If you take your neighbor's garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down,

  • Lev 25:47
    72%

    47 And if a sojourner or stranger becomes rich by you, and your brother that dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner by you, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

  • Matt 18:15
    72%

    15 Moreover if your brother trespasses against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he hears you, you have gained your brother.

  • Exod 22:1
    72%

    1 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

  • Deut 25:5
    71%

    5 If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

  • Num 27:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

    11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest kinsman from his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be a statute of judgment to the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Prov 6:31
    71%

    31 But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

  • Lev 25:39
    70%

    39 And if your brother who dwells by you becomes poor, and is sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

  • Deut 15:12
    70%

    12 And if your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

  • Deut 24:19
    70%

    19 When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Deut 23:20
    70%

    20 To a stranger you may lend with interest; but to your brother you shall not lend with interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are going to possess.

  • Deut 14:27
    70%

    27 And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Matt 5:23
    70%

    23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

  • Deut 15:7
    69%

    7 If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.

  • Lev 6:2
    69%

    2 If a person sins and commits a trespass against the LORD, and lies to his neighbor about something delivered to him to keep, or about a pledge, or about something taken away by violence, or has deceived his neighbor;

  • Deut 28:31
    69%

    31 Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given unto your enemies, and you shall have none to rescue them.

  • Job 22:6
    69%

    6 For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

  • Gen 27:45
    69%

    45 Until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him: then I will send and get you from there: why should I be deprived of both of you in one day?

  • Lev 25:14
    69%

    14 And if you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy anything of your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another:

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