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Exodus 23:4

Conflict and reconciliationMercy and compassionForgiving others

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.

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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BSB
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
KJV
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
WEB
“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
ASV
If thou meet thine enemy`s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
DARBY
If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.
BLB
If you encounter the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you shall surely return it to him.
ÅB
Når du treffer din fiendes okse eller hans esel som har gått seg vill, da skal du føre dem tilbake til ham.
OTB
"Hvis du møter din fiendes okse eller esel som har gått seg vill, skal du føre det tilbake til dem.
B1930
Når du treffer din fiendes okse eller hans asen som har gått sig vill, da skal du føre dem tilbake til ham.

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