Ki Seitzei 22:04 · unit 2
TT #131 · 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 – אֲפִלּוּ אַרְבָּעָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה פְּעָמִים.
English: “You shall surely help lift” — even four or five times.
On the daf / in context: The doubled language teaches that the obligation continues even if the animal falls repeatedly.
Type of Learning
Derash on the doubled verb establishing repeated obligation.
What Is Learned
One must help raise a fallen animal even multiple times if it continues to fall under the load.