Derasha 487 on Mishpatim 23:5

Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:5

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־תִרְאֶ֞ה חֲמ֣וֹר שֹׂנַאֲךָ֗ רֹבֵץ֙ תַּ֣חַת מַשָּׂא֔וֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ מֵעֲזֹ֣ב ל֑וֹ עָזֹ֥ב תַּעֲזֹ֖ב עִמּֽוֹ׃ {ס}

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim 113b (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:5
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 113b
מַאי שׂוֹנֵא? אִילֵימָא שׂוֹנֵא עוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים, וְהָא תַּנְיָא: שׂוֹנֵא שֶׁאָמְרוּ זֶה שׂוֹנֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא שׂוֹנֵא עוֹבֵד כּוֹכָבִים. אֶלָּא שׂוֹנֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְיִשְׂרָאֵל מִי שָׁרֵי לְמִסְנְיֵיהּ? וְהָכְתִיב לֹא תִשְׂנָא אֶת אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ! אֶלָּא לָאו דְּחָזֵי בֵיהּ דְּבַר עֲבֵירָה.

English: Who is the “one who hates”? It cannot mean one who hates a non-Jew, for the stated halachic “hater” is one who hates a fellow Jew. How may a Jew hate another Jew? Rather, this refers to someone in whom he has seen a sinful matter.

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned