Ki Seitzei 22:01 · unit 2
TT #104 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:01
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ נִדָּחִים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם לְאָחִיךָ׃
You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep straying and hide yourself from them; you shall surely return them to your brother.
Chabad.org — 22:01
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Bava Metzia 33a.
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 33a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם – אֲפִלּוּ אַרְבָּעָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה פְּעָמִים.
English: “You shall surely return them” — even four or five times.
On the daf / in context: The doubled language “hashev teshivem” teaches that the obligation continues even if the animal keeps straying repeatedly.
Type of Learning
Derash on the doubled verb establishing repeated obligation.
What Is Learned
The duty to return a lost animal is not limited to a single occasion; one must return it even multiple times if it continues to stray.