Ki Seitzei 22:03 · unit 1
TT #119 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:03
The Complete Passuk
וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכָל־אֲבֵדַת אָחִיךָ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאבַד מִמֶּנּוּ וּמְצָאתָהּ לֹא תוּכַל לְהִתְעַלֵּם׃
And so shall you do with his donkey, and so shall you do with his garment, and so shall you do with every lost item of your brother’s that he loses and you find; you shall not be able to hide yourself.
Chabad.org — 22:03
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Bava Metzia 27a .
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 27a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לְכָל אֲבֵדַת אָחִיךָ – לְרַבּוֹת כָּל דָּבָר.
English: “With every lost item of your brother” — to include every [kind of] object.
On the daf / in context: The general phrase expands the obligation of returning lost property beyond animals and garments to all movable objects.
Type of Learning
Expansive derash (ribbui) from the general term “every lost item.”
What Is Learned
The mitzvah of returning lost property applies to every type of lost object belonging to a fellow Jew, not only animals and clothing.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.