KJV King James Version
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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Exodus 23:5
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
ASV American Standard Version
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
when thou seest the ass of him who is hating thee crouching under its burden, then thou hast ceased from leaving it to it—thou dost certainly leave it with him.
Surrounding context — Exodus 23
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:
3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
5 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.
6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforתִרְאֶ֞הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeחֲמ֣וֹרH2543 · cha.mordonkeyשֹׂנַאֲךָ֗H8130 · sa.neto hateרֹבֵץ֙H7257 · ra.vatsto stretchתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underמַשָּׂא֔וֹH4853 · mas.saburdenוְחָדַלְתָּ֖H2308 · cha.dalto ceaseמֵעֲזֹ֣בH5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeל֑וֹH9033 · ohimעָזֹ֥בH5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֖בH5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeעִמּֽוֹ׃ סH5973 · imwith
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