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Barnes' Notes on Exodus 23:4

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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So far was the spirit of the law from encouraging personal revenge that it would not allow a man to neglect an opportunity of saving his enemy from loss. Exodus 23:5 The sense appears to be: “If thou see the ass of thine enemy lying down under his burden, thou shalt forbear to pass by him; thou shalt help him in loosening the girths of the ass.” return to 'Top of Page'
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