Derasha 484 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
הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לוֹ — לְרַבּוֹת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא רָחוֹק וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה מַכִּירוֹ, וּלְרַבּוֹת הַשְּׁבוּרָה.
English: “You shall surely return it to him” includes a case where he is far away and even where you do not know him, and it includes a broken animal.
In context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse.