Deuteronomium 22:3

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

Evenzo zult gij handelen met zijn ezel, met zijn kleed, met alwat uw broeder verliest en gij vindt; het staat u niet vrij u te onttrekken.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Alzo zult gij doen met zijnen ezel, met zijn kleed, en met al het verlorene, hetwelk uw broeder verloren heeft en dat gij vindt; gij moogt er u niet aan onttrekken.

Staten Vertaling
Alzo zult gij ook doen aan zijn ezel, en alzo zult gij doen aan zijn kleding, ja, alzo zult gij doen aan al het verlorene uws broeders, dat van hem verloren zal zijn, en dat gij zult hebben gevonden; gij zult u niet mogen verbergen.

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Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 22:1 - hide thyself

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In like manner shall thou do with his ass,.... As with his ox or sheep when astray, and found, keep it until it is owned, and then restore it; this is expressly mentioned in Exodus 23:4

and so shalt thou do with his raiment; if that is lost and found, it must be restored to the owner, he describing it; a garment is particularly mentioned, it is said a, because in every garment there is a mark or sign by which the owners can inquire about it; for it is made by the hands of men, and does not come from anything common:

and with all lost things of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: this comprehends everything that is lost, that is properly so; it is asked b;

"what is a lost thing? if a man finds an ox or a cow feeding in the way, this is not a lost thing; an ass whose instruments are inverted, and a cow running among the vineyards, this is a lost thing:''

thou mayest not hide thyself: from seeing it and taking care of it, in order to restore it to the right owner; or dissemble a sight of it, and pretend he never saw it, and so entirely neglect it. In some instances the Jews allow they were not obliged to take any notice or care of it, as,

"if a man find a cow in a cow house (which is not shut), he is not obliged (to take care of it); if in a public place, he is obliged; if it is in a burying ground he may not defile himself for it c.''

a Bartenora in Misn. Bava Metzia, c. 2. sect. 5. b Misn. ib. sect. 9. c Ib. sect. 10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 22:3. Thou mayest not hide thyself. — Thou shalt not keep out of the way of affording help, nor pretend thou didst not see occasion to render thy neighbour any service. The priest and the Levite, when they saw the wounded man, passed by on the other side of the way, Luke 10:31-32. This was a notorious breach of the merciful law mentioned above.