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Exodus 23:5

Exodus 23:5 is verse 5 of Exodus chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it.

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Exodus 23:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4 If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

6 You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Deuteronomy 22:4

If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

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