Exodus 23:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 23:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 23:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Exodus 23:4 — World English Bible

Exodus 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 23:4 — American Standard Version

Exodus 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`When thou meetest thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou dost certainly turn it back to him;”

Exodus 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him. ”

Exodus 23:4 — Darby Translation

Exodus 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If thou meete thine enemies oxe, or his asse going astray, thou shalt bring him to him againe.”

Exodus 23:4 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 23:4 in 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.

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What Does Exodus 23:4 Mean?

Exodus 23:4 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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