The Meaning of Deuteronomy 22:2 Explained

Deuteronomy 22:2

KJV: 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.

YLT: and if thy brother is not near unto thee, and thou hast not known him, then thou hast removed it unto the midst of thy house, and it hath been with thee till thy brother seek it, and thou hast given it back to him;

Darby: And if thy brother be not near unto thee, and thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it unto him.

ASV: And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Deuteronomy 22:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 22

1  Of humanity toward brothers
5  The sex is to be distinguished by apparel
6  The bird is not to be taken with her young ones
8  The house must have battlements
9  Confusion is to be avoided
12  Tassels upon the vesture
13  The punishment of him who slanders his wife
22  of adultery
23  of rape
28  of fornication
30  of incest

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 22:2 mean?

And if not [is] near your brother you or if not you do know him then you shall bring it to - your own house and it shall remain with you until seeks your brother it then you shall restore it to him
וְאִם־ לֹ֨א קָר֥וֹב אָחִ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙ אֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְהָיָ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ עַ֣ד דְּרֹ֤שׁ אָחִ֙יךָ֙ אֹת֔וֹ וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ לֽוֹ

וְאִם־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
קָר֥וֹב  [is]  near 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
אָחִ֛יךָ  your  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
וְלֹ֣א  or  if  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ  you  do  know  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙  then  you  shall  bring  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
תּ֣וֹךְ  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ  your  own  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְהָיָ֣ה  and  it  shall  remain 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עִמְּךָ֗  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
עַ֣ד  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
דְּרֹ֤שׁ  seeks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
אָחִ֙יךָ֙  your  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ  then  you  shall  restore  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לֽוֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular

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