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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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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Si tu vois s'égarer le boeuf ou la brebis de ton frère, tu ne t'en détourneras point, tu les ramèneras à ton frère.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Philo Judaeus

    De Virtutibus

    γὰρ οἶμαι τῶν ἀπαρχῶν καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς διετρέφοντο. 5 Deut. 26,1 sqq. 8 Num. 18,15. 17. 12 Exod. 23,4. Deut. 22,1—3. cf. loseph. Ant. lud. IV §274 . . . ὁμοίως καὶ περὶ βοσκημάτων οἷς ἂν ἐντύχῃ τις κατ’ ἐρημίαν πλανωμένοις, μὴ εὑρεθέντος τοῦ κυρίου παραχρῆμα παρ’ αὑτῷ φυλαττέτω μαρτ…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    things should belong to all in common. Firstly, as regards the care of them; for it was prescribed ( Dt. 22:1-4 ): "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," and in like manner as to other things…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    er, a slave is his master's property, just as an animal, e.g. an ass or an ox. But it is commanded ( Dt. 22:1-3 ) with regard to animals, that they should be brought back to the owner if they be found going astray. Therefore it was unsuitably commanded ( Dt. 23:15 ): "Thou shalt…

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