Ki Seitzei 22:04 · unit 10
TT #139 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Second Aliyah · Passuk 22:04
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־חֲמוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ נֹפְלִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָקֵם תָּקִים עִמּוֹ׃
You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the road and hide yourself from them; you shall surely help him lift them up.
Chabad.org — 22:04
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Bava Metzia 32a.
Sefaria — Bava Metzia 32a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הָקֵם תָּקִים – מִלַּמֵּד שֶׁמַּחֲזִירִין אֲפִלּוּ מֵאָה פְּעָמִים.
English: “You shall surely help lift” — this teaches that one helps even a hundred times.
On the daf / in context: A stronger formulation of the repeated obligation derived from the doubled language.
Type of Learning
Derash on the doubled verb establishing unlimited repetition of the duty.
What Is Learned
The obligation to help raise a fallen animal has no fixed limit on the number of times it must be performed if the animal continues to fall.