Deuteronomy 22:1

Thy brother’s ox. Responsibility for the welfare of a friend or neighbor was strictly enjoined, and extended even to one’s enemies (Exodus 23:4). The KJV translation, “go astray,” is inadequate to the thought of the Hebrew word, which means “being driven away.” The same word is also rendered “forcing” (Deuteronomy 20:19), “driven out” (Deuteronomy 30:4), “drawn away” (Deuteronomy 30:17), “driven quite” (Job 6:13). If the cattle in this instance had merely been going astray, to bring them back would have been nothing more than a matter of time and effort. But the text suggests also that in some instances they were being driven off by thieves. In such cases there was an element of personal risk, possibly involving in some instances the loss of life.

Hide thyself. Compare Isaiah 58:7.

Bring them again. It was not enough to inform the owner, but effort was to be put forth to restore his property. Compare the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35).