Exodus 22:26

22:26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

Exodus 23:4

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


tn The construction again uses the infinitive absolute with the verb in the conditional clause to stress the condition.

tn The clause uses the preposition, the infinitive construct, and the noun that is the subjective genitive – “at the going in of the sun.”

tn Heb “meet” (so KJV, ASV, NASB).

tn The construction uses the imperfect tense (taken here as an obligatory imperfect) and the infinitive absolute for emphasis.