Derasha 483 on Mishpatim 23:4

Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:4

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֣י תִפְגַּ֞ע שׁ֧וֹר אֹֽיִבְךָ֛ א֥וֹ חֲמֹר֖וֹ תֹּעֶ֑ה הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֶ֖נּוּ לֽוֹ׃ {ס}

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:4
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
תּוֹעֶה — אֵין תּוֹעֶה בְּכָל מָקוֹם אֶלָּא חוּץ לַתְּחוּם, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר, זֵכֶר לַדָּבָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ אִישׁ וְהִנֵּה תוֹעֶה בַּשָּׂדֶה.

English: “Straying” means outside the area in which it is normally found. Although this is not a proof, there is a supporting indication: “A man found him, and behold, he was straying in the field.”

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned