Ki Seitzei 22:02 · unit 4
TT #116 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:02
The Complete Passuk
וְאִם־לֹא קָרוֹב אָחִיךָ אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא יְדַעְתּוֹ וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ וְהָיָה עִמְּךָ עַד דְּרֹשׁ אָחִיךָ אֹתוֹ וַהֲשֵׁבֹתוֹ לוֹ׃
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.
Chabad.org — 22:02
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Bava Metzia 28a–b .
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 28a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהָיָה עִמְּךָ – שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה בִּרְשׁוּתְךָ עַל מְנָת לִגְזֹל.
English: “And it shall remain with you” — [implying] that it should not be in your possession in order to steal it.
On the daf / in context: The language emphasizes that the finder’s custody is temporary and for the purpose of safekeeping, not appropriation.
Type of Learning
Derash clarifying the nature of the finder’s temporary possession.
What Is Learned
The finder holds the animal only as a guardian; he has no ownership rights and must not treat it as his own.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.