And soוְכֵןyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהwith his donkey,לַחֲמֹרוֹand soוְכֵןyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהwith his garment,לְשִׂמְלָתוֹand soוְכֵןyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהwith anyלְכָלlost thingאֲבֵדַתof your brotherאָחִיךָthatאֲשֶׁרis lostתֹּאבַדby himמִמֶּנּוּand you find;וּמְצָאתָהּyou may notלֹא תוּכַלignore it.לְהִתְעַלֵּם
Deuteronomy 22:3
Study it in the app“And so you shall do with his donkey, and so you shall do with his garment, and so you shall do with any lost thing of your brother that is lost by him and you find; you may not ignore it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 22:3, word by word
- you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- with his donkeyחֲמֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- with his garmentשִׂמְלָתsimlat
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “simlat” appears- lost thingאֲבֵדַתavedat
lost thing
Something lost.
Where else “avedat” appears- of your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- is lostתֹּאבַדtovad
be lost
To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.
Where else “tovad” appears- and you findמְצָאתָmetsata
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metsata” appears- you may notתוּכַלtuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “tuchal” appears- ignore itהִתְעַלֵּםhitalem
ignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “hitalem” appears
The context
2And if your brother is not near you, or you do not know him, then you shall gather it into your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seeks it, and you shall return it to him.
3 · This verse (above)
4You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the road and ignore them; you shall surely lift them up with him.