Deuteronomy 22:4

Thou shalt not see the ass of thy brother or his ox fallen in the way, and turn away from them,—thou shalt, raise, them with him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And, so, shalt thou do with his ass, and, so, shalt thou do with his mantle and, so, shalt thou do with any lost thing of thy brother’s, which shall go astray from him and thou shalt find,—thou mayest not turn away.

5A woman shall not have on the wearing apparel of a man, nor shall a man put on the mantle of a woman; for an abomination to Yahweh thy God, is any one who doeth these things.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:4When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him.

Luke 10:29But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus—And, who is, my, neighbour?

2 Corinthians 12:15And, I, most gladly, will spend, and be fully spent, for your souls:—If I, exceedingly, love you, am I, the less, loved?

1 Thessalonians 5:14But we exhort you, brethren—admonish the disorderly, soothe them of little soul, help the weak, be longsuffering towards all:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:2-5

Kindness and Humanity. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. 3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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