221 If you see your fellow Israelite's ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner.
221 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.
221 "You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.
221 If you see your kinsman's ox or sheep wandering off loose, don't look the other way as if you didn't see it. Return it promptly.
221 "You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother.
221 "If you see your neighbor's ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don't ignore your responsibility. Take it back to its owner.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:1
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:1-4
(Read Deuteronomy 22:1-4)
If we duly regard the golden rule of "doing to others as we would they should do unto us," many particular precepts might be omitted. We can have no property in any thing that we find. Religion teaches us to be neighbourly, and to be ready to do all good offices to all men. We know not how soon we may have occasion for help.