Translations
Modern
And 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.
Traditional
In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.
Literal
And so shall you do with his donkey, and so shall you do with his garment, and so shall you do with any lost thing of your brother that is lost by him and you have found it. You must not hide yourself.
Latin
Similiter facies de asino, et de vestimento, et de omni re fratris tui, quæ perierit: si inveneris eam, ne negligas quasi alienam.
Original
Hebrew
English
And 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.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Neighbor
Topics
Kindness: General Scriptures Concerning Neighbor: General Scriptures Concerning Property: Personal: Strayed, to be Returned to Owner Stray: Straying Animals to be Returned the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Astray, to be Taken Care of Till Its Owner Appeared