Ki Seitzei 22:03 · unit 10
TT #128 · 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 28b .
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 28b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַכֵּלִים.
English: “And so shall you do” — to include vessels [and other inanimate objects].
On the daf / in context: The repeated “and so shall you do” is taken as a ribbui that brings ordinary vessels and utensils under the same law.
Type of Learning
Expansive derash (ribbui) from the repeated language.
What Is Learned
The obligation of returning lost property applies equally to vessels and other inanimate objects as it does to animals and garments.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.