Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemyʼs shor (ox) or his chamor (donkey) going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
In Context
3Neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his riv (cause, lawsuit).
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:1Thou shalt not see thy brotherʼs shor or his seh go astray, and ignore them; thou shalt in any case bring them back unto thy brother.
Proverbs 24:17Gloat not when thine oyev falleth, 1 and let not thine lev rejoice when he stumbleth, 1
Matthew 5:44But I say to you, Love your enemies, and offer tefillos (prayers) for the ones bringing redifah (persecution) upon you.
Romans 12:17Repay no one ra'a (evil) for ra'a (evil). Take into consideration what is haTov in the sight of everyone and do that. + 12:17 Prov 3:4 TARGUM HASHIVIM
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10
Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 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. 4 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… Read the whole commentary →