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.
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Gill's Exposition
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Cambridge Bible
and wouldest forbear, &c. This rend. (AV.) of the existing text is quite impossible: -âzabmeans to leave, forsake, &c., but never to -help." That of the marg. is much preferable: for the uncommon…