Exodus 23:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ “When you see the donkey of one who hates you struggling under its burden and you would hold back from setting it free, you must help to set it free.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying [helpless] under his load, you shall refrain from leaving the man to cope with it alone; you shall help him to release the animal.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ If 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ When you see a donkey that belongs to someone who hates you and it’s lying down under its load and you are inclined not to help set it free, you must help set it free.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ If you see the donkey of one who hates you, fallen under its burden, you shall not pass by without lifting it up with him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ If 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.

Exodus 23:5 Cross References

Proverbs 25:21

If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat, and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink,

Deuteronomy 22:1

“You shall not watch your neighbor’s ox or sheep straying away and ignore them; you shall take them back to their owner.

Deuteronomy 22:4

“You shall not see your neighbor’s donkey or ox fallen on the road and ignore it; you shall help to lift it up.