And if your brother is not near you, or you do not know him, then you shall bring it into your house, and it shall remain with you until your brother seeks it, and you shall restore it to him.
English: “You shall bring it into your house” — this teaches that one brings it into his house.
On the daf / in context: The verse obligates the finder to take the lost animal into his own premises for safekeeping when the owner is not immediately available.
Type of Learning
Derash establishing the obligation of safekeeping in the finder’s house.
What Is Learned
When the owner is unknown or distant, the finder must take the lost animal into his own home and care for it until the owner claims it.