Ki Seitzei 22:01 · unit 7
TT #109 · 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 32a.
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 32a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אוֹ אֶת שֵׂיוֹ – לְרַבּוֹת כָּל בְּהֵמָה.
English: “Or his sheep” — to include every [kind of] animal.
On the daf / in context: The mention of both ox and sheep is taken as a ribbui that extends the obligation to all domestic animals.
Type of Learning
Expansive derash (ribbui) from the specific examples in the verse.
What Is Learned
The mitzvah of returning a lost animal applies to all domestic animals, not only the ox and sheep mentioned in the verse.