Deuteronomy 22:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 22:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
קָר֥וֹב
qârôwb
H7138
near
אָחִ֛יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדַעְתּ֑וֹ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ
bayith
H1004
house
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִמְּךָ֗
ʻim
H5973
with
עַ֣ד
ʻad
H5704
until
דְּרֹ֤שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אָחִ֨יךָ֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
וַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹ
shûwb
H7725
to return
לֽוֹ
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If your brother isn't near to you, or if you don't know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it, and you shall restore it to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if your brother not near to you, or you do not know him, then gather it to the middle of your house, and it must be with you until your brother seeks it, and you shall return it to him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).