Exo 23:4 | NET2full | STEP | “ If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off , you must by all means return it to him.

‏ Exodus 23:4

4 “If you encounter ^{▼▼tn Heb “meet” (so KJV, ASV, NASB).} your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return ^{▼▼tn The construction uses the imperfect tense (taken here as an obligatory imperfect) and the infinitive absolute for emphasis.} it to him.