Exodus 23:5 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 1
תִרְאֶ֞הtir.'Ehyou will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 2
חֲמ֣וֹרcha.Mor[the] donkey of
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 3
שֹׂנַאֲךָ֗so.na.'a.Kha[one who] hates you
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 4
רֹבֵץ֙ro.Vetzlying down
Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 5
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunder
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 6
מַשָּׂא֔וֹma.sa.'Oload its
Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: burden
Used 38 times. Also: Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31, Numbers 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4853A; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 7
וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ve.cha.dal.Taand you will refrain
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 8
מֵעֲזֹ֣בme.'a.Zofrom leaving
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 9
עָזֹ֥בa.Zocertainly <to let loose>
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800C
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to leave: release
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 14:26, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800C; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 10
תַּעֲזֹ֖בta.'a.Zoyou will let [it] loose
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800C
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to leave: release
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Kings 14:10, 1 Kings 21:21, 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 14:26, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800C; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 11
עִמּֽוֹ\׃\ \סi.Mowith him
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Exodus 23:5 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the donkey | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
| of one who hates you | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| fallen | → | רָבַץ H7257 to stretch |
| under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| its load | → | מַשָּׂא H4853A burden |
| do not | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| leave | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| it there | → | |
| you must help him | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| . . . | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| with it | → | עִם H5973A with |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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