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.
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Deuteronomy 22
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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.
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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.
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Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
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The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.
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If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
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But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
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When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
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Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
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Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
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And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
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Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
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And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
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And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
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Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.
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If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
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If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
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Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.
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But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die.
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But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:
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If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
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Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
Deuteronomy 22 addresses laws of neighborly kindness, distinction in dress, and sexual morality. It commands returning lost property to a brother and establishes strict penalties for adultery and various forms of sexual assault.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. Active Kindness: "Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them" (v. 1). True religion is proactive, not passive; it requires active care for the property and well-being of others.2. Divine Order: The prohibition against mixing diverse seeds or fabrics (v. 9-11) served as a symbolic reminder to Israel to remain a distinct, unmixed people devoted to God.
3. Protection of the Vulnerable: The laws regarding betrothal and assault (v. 25-27) provide legal protection for those who are forced or unable to cry for help, emphasizing God’s concern for the victim.
Practical Lessons
FORMAL PRAYER
O Lord, grant us a heart of compassion for our neighbor and a spirit of integrity in our private lives. Help us to be "doers of the word" who actively seek the good of others and uphold Thy standards of purity. Amen.