Exodus 23:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 23:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

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WEB

World English Bible

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

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ASV

American Standard Version

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 23

² You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

³ And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

⁴ If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

⁵ If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

⁶ You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

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