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Whenכִּיyou come uponתִפְגַּעyour enemy'sאֹיִבְךָoxשׁוֹרorאוֹhis donkeyחֲמֹרוֹgoing astray,תֹּעֶהyou shall surely bring it backהָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּto him.לוֹ
Exodus 23:4
Study it in the app“When you come upon your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him.”
Already in the law: return your enemy's stray animal and help the fallen oneLove
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:4, word by word
- you come uponתִפְגַּעtifga
meet
To go to meet someone and reach him.
Where else “tifga” appears- your enemy'sאֹיִבְoyiv
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyiv” appears- oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- his donkeyחֲמֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- going astrayתֹּעֶהtoe
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “toe” appears- you shall surely bring it backהָשֵׁבhashev
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “hashev” appears
The context
3Nor shall you favor a poor man in his dispute.
4 · This verse (above)
5When you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its load, you shall refrain from leaving it to him; you shall surely help with him.