Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling towards slaughter.
Deuteronomy 22:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition YOU SHALL not see your brother's ox or his sheep being driven away or stolen, and hide yourself from [your duty to help] them; you shall surely take them back to your brother. [Prov. 24:12.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Don’t just watch your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep wandering around and do nothing about it. You must return the animal to its owner. Catholic Public Domain Version "If you see your brother's ox or sheep wander astray, you shall not pass by. Instead, you shall lead them back to your brother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not pass by if thou seest thy brother's ox, or his sheep go astray: but thou shalt bring them back to thy brother. |
Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling towards slaughter.
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood? ,
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.
I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the ill, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,
or finds something lost and lies about it; or swears falsely about any of the sinful things a person may do #– #
‘The Lord of Armies says this: “Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
He replied, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’
For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain. , Is God really concerned about oxen?
If your brother does not live near you or you don’t know him, you are to bring the animal to your home to remain with you until your brother comes looking for it; then you can return it to him.
For you were like sheep going astray, , but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.