Exodus 23:5

When thou seest the ass of him that hateth thee sinking down under his burden, and mightest have foreborne to unload him, thou shalt surely help him to unload,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

6Thou shalt not pervert the vindication of thy needy one in his quarrel.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:4Thou 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.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10

Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help… Read the whole commentary →

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