Exodus 23:4 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thine one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 22:1–4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. …
  • Proverbs 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
  • Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
  • Job 31:29–30 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: …

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • If thou meet כִּי kî Conjunction תִפְגַּע tipgaʿ פָּגַע Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • thine enemy's אֹיִבְךָ ʾōyibkā אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • ox שׁוֹר šôr שׁוֹר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • or his ass אוֹ ʾô Conjunction חֲמֹרוֹ ḥămōrô חֲמוֹר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • going astray תֹּעֶה tōʿê תָּעָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • thou shalt surely הָשֵׁב hāšēb שׁוּב Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
  • bring it back תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ tĕšîbennû שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • to him again שׁוּב shûwb

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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