Exodus
Exodus 23:4
4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you encounter | תִפְגַּ֞ע | ṯip̄·ga‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| your enemy’s | אֹֽיִבְךָ֛ | ’ō·yiḇ·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| stray | תֹּעֶ֑ה | tō·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8582 err |
| ox | שׁ֧וֹר | šō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7794 head of cattle |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| donkey | חֲמֹר֖וֹ | ḥă·mō·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| you must return it | הָשֵׁ֥ב | hā·šêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7725 turn back, return |
| to him | לֽוֹ׃ס | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 22:1–4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · Romans 12:17–21 · Matthew 5:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.