Exodus 23:4–5
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23:4“If you encounter11 your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return12 it to him. 23:5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him,13 but be sure to help14 him with it.15
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- 11 Heb “meet” (so , , ).
- 12 The construction uses the imperfect tense (taken here as an obligatory imperfect) and the infinitive absolute for emphasis.
- 13 The line reads “you will cease to forsake him”—refrain from leaving your enemy without help.
- 14 The law is emphatic here as well, using the infinitive absolute and the imperfect of instruction (or possibly obligation). There is also a wordplay here: two words עָזַב (’azav) are used, one meaning “forsake” and the other possibly meaning “arrange” based on Arabic and Ugaritic evidence (see U. Cassuto, Exodus, ).
- 15 See H. B. Huffmon, “Exodus 23:4–5: A Comparative Study,” A Light Unto My Path, 271–78.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
“If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying helpless under its load, and you want to refrain from helping it, you must help with it.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“If you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner. If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“ ‘If you come upon the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you will certainly bring it back to him. If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrange it with him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
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