Exodus

Exodus 23:4–5

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

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

Read all of Exodus 23

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Exodus 23:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you encounterתִפְגַּ֞עṯip̄·ga‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6293 meet, encounter, reach
your enemy’sאֹֽיִבְךָ֛’ō·yiḇ·ḵāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH341 be hostile to
strayתֹּעֶ֑הtō·‘ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8582 err
oxשׁ֧וֹרšō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH7794 head of cattle
orא֥וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
donkeyחֲמֹר֖וֹḥă·mō·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2543 heap
you must return itהָשֵׁ֥בhā·šêḇVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7725 turn back, return
to himלֽוֹ׃סlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Exodus 23:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you seeתִרְאֶ֞הṯir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרḥă·mō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH2543 heap
of one who hates youשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗śō·na·’ă·ḵāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8130 hate
fallenרֹבֵץ֙rō·ḇêṣVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
underתַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
its loadמַשָּׂא֔וֹmaś·śā·’ōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
do notוְחָדַלְתָּ֖wə·ḥā·ḏal·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH2308 cease
leaveמֵעֲזֹ֣בmê·‘ă·zōḇPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5800 leave, forsake, loose
it thereל֑וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
you must help himעָזֹ֥ב‘ā·zōḇVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH5800 leave, forsake, loose
with itעִמּֽוֹ׃ס‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 23:4 Deuteronomy 22:1–4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · Romans 12:17–21 · Matthew 5:44

Exodus 23:5 Deuteronomy 22:4

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.