Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 22:4
4You must not watch your brother’s donkey or ox fall down on the road and ignore it—you must certainly help him lift it up again.
Deuteronomy 22:4 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)If you see your fellow Israelite’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fall down along the road, and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up again.
Context of Deuteronomy 22:4
2If your brother is not near you or if you do not know him, then you should bring it into your house and it will remain with you until your brother comes searching for it and you return it to him. 3You are to do the same with his donkey or his coat or anything lost by your brother, that may be lost by him and you find—you may not ignore them. You must not watch your brother’s donkey or ox fall down on the road and ignore it—you must certainly help him lift it up again. 5“A man’s apparel is not to be on a woman, nor is a man to wear woman’s clothing—for whoever does these things is detestable to Adonai your God. 6“If there happens to be a bird’s nest in front of you along the road, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the hen sitting on the young or on the eggs, you are not to take the hen with the young.
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:4 word by word
לֹא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־חֲמ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ שׁוֹרוֹ֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָקֵ֥ם תָּקִ֖ים עִמּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- thy brother’sאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
- assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
- or his oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
- fall downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
- and hideעָלַם‛âlam · to concealH5956
- thyself from them: thou shalt surelyקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:4
- Exodus 23:4“If you find your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you must surely bring it back to him again.
- Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Luke 10:29But wanting to vindicate himself, he said to Yeshua, “Then who is my neighbor?”
- Romans 15:1Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the powerless and not just please ourselves.
- 2 Corinthians 12:15I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
- Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught doing something wrong, you who are directed by the Ruach, restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness—looking closely at yourself so you are not tempted also.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14We urge you, brothers and sisters, correct the unruly, comfort the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble!
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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