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: “And you shall restore it to him” — and you shall not eat its flesh nor drink its milk.
On the daf / in context: Further emphasis that the finder may not derive personal benefit from the animal while it is in his care.
Type of Learning
Derash prohibiting consumption of the animal’s products by the finder.
What Is Learned
While the animal is in the finder’s temporary custody he may not slaughter it for food or consume its milk; the animal and its products remain the owner’s.