Ki Seitzei 22:02 · unit 5
TT #117 · 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 28b .
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 28b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עַד דְּרֹשׁ אָחִיךָ אֹתוֹ – עַד שֶׁתִּתֵּן סִימָנִים.
English: “Until your brother seeks it” — until he gives identifying marks.
On the daf / in context: The claimant must provide simanim (identifying marks) before the animal is returned.
Type of Learning
Derash requiring identifying marks as a condition of return.
What Is Learned
The finder returns the animal only after the claimant supplies reliable identifying marks that prove ownership.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.