Deuteronomy 22:4
Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Thou shall not see thy brother's ox or his ass fall down by the way,.... And lie under his burden, not being able to rise with it of himself, nor with all the assistance about it, without further…
The kindness that was commanded to be shown in reference to an enemy (Exo 23:4, etc.) is here required to be much more done for a neighbour, though he were not an Israelite, for the law is consonant…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Of Assisting to Lift Fallen Beasts. D's more comprehensive and more simply expressed edition of E's law, Exo 23:5, which enjoins the duty of helping him that hateth theeto release(an archaic word) his…
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