5If 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.


In Context

2 |You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

3 neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.

4 |If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

5 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.

6 |You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

7 |Keep far from a false charge, and don't kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 23:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help him with it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lie underneath his burden, thou shalt not pass by, but shalt lift him up with him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, beware of leaving it to him: thou shalt certainly loosen it with him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5If thou shalt see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5when thou seest the ass of him who is hating thee crouching under its burden, then thou hast ceased from leaving it to it — thou dost certainly leave it with him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5If you see the ass of him that hates you lying under his burden, and would forbear to help him, you shall surely help with him.