# General Information:

Moses speaks to the Israelites as if they were one man, so the words "you" and "your" here are singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# go astray

"walk away from its owner"

# hide yourself from them

This is an idiom. AT: "act as if you do not see them" or "go away without doing anything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# If your fellow Israelite is not near to you

"If your fellow Israelite lives far away from you"

# or if you do not know him

"or if you do not know who the owner of the animal is"

# it must be with you until he looks for it

"you must keep the animal with you until its owner comes looking for it"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ox]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/restore]]