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Exodus 23:4

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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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תִפְגַּ֞עtifgacomeפָּגַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH6293to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunitycome (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.שׁ֧וֹרshorbullשׁוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bull”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).אֹֽיִבְךָ֛oyivkhaenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.א֥וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.חֲמֹר֖וֹchamorvoassחֲמוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ass”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.תֹּעֶ֑הtoehdeceiveתָּעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “deceive”, a verb used as a describing wordH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.הָשֵׁ֥בhashevagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “again”, the verb used for emphasisH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…תְּשִׁיבֶ֖נּוּteshivenvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

If thou meet thy enemy’s ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ συναντήσῃς τῷ βοῒ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου, ἢ τῷ ὑποζυγίῳ αὐτοῦ πλανωμένοις, ἀποστρέψας ἀποδώσεις αὐτῷ.