Derasha 490 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 Bava Metzia 32a (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:5
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 32a
E-Daf — Bava Metzia 32a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bava Metzia 32a
הָלַךְ הַבְּעָלִים וְיָשַׁב לוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ: הוֹאִיל וְעָלֶיךָ מִצְוָה, אִם רָצִיתָ לִפְרֹק פְּרֹק — פָּטוּר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר עִמּוֹ; וְאִם הָיָה זָקֵן אוֹ חוֹלֶה — חַיָּב.

English: If the owner walked away and sat down, saying, “Since the mitzvah is upon you, unload if you wish,” he is exempt, because the verse says “with him.” But if the owner is elderly or ill, he remains obligated.

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned