Deuteronomy 22:4 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy, thyself one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Of humanity towards brethrenIf we duly regard the golden rule of "doing to others as we would they should do unto us,"many particular precepts might be omitted. We can have no property...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Exodus 23:4–5 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. …
  • Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
  • Luke 10:29–37 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? …
  • Romans 15:1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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Topics

  • Animals Laws concerning Animals
  • Brother Used among the Israelites
  • Kindness General scriptures concerning Kindness
  • Neighbor General scriptures concerning Neighbor

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Thou shalt not see לֹא lōʾ Negative תִרְאֶה tirʾê רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • thy brother's אָחִיךָ ʾāḥîkā אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • ass אֶת ʾet Object marker חֲמוֹר ḥămôr חֲמוֹר Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • or his ox אוֹ ʾô Conjunction שׁוֹרוֹ šôrô שׁוֹר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • fall down נֹפְלִים nōpĕlîm נָפַל Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural
  • by the way בַּדֶּרֶךְ badderek דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • and hide וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ wĕhitʿallamtā עָלַם Verb · hithpael sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
  • thyself from them: thou shalt surely מֵהֶם mēhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural הָקֵם hāqēm קוּם Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute
  • help him to lift them up again תָּקִים tāqîm קוּם Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular עִמּוֹ ʿimmô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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