Exodus 23:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
עִם
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
עָזַב
certainly to let loose
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עָזַב
To leave, to forsake, to abandon. Azab. I have not forsaken you. God will never abandon those who belong to Him. His commitment is unconditional.
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מַשָּׂא
load/ its
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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רָאָה
you will see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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רָבַץ
lying down
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רָבַץ
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
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חֲמוֹר
the donkey of
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חֲמוֹר
a male ass (from its dun red)
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שָׂנֵא
one who hates/ you
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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