Ki Seitzei 22:04 · unit 3

TT #132 · 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 32b.

Sefaria — Bava Metzia 32b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא תִרְאֶה … וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ – יָכוֹל יִתְעַלֵּם? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר לֹא תוּכַל לְהִתְעַלֵּם.

English: “You shall not see … and hide yourself” — one might think he may hide himself? The Torah therefore states “you shall not be able to hide yourself.”

On the daf / in context: Parallel to the lost-property verses, the obligation to help is absolute and may not be ignored.

Type of Learning

Derash establishing the absolute nature of the mitzvah of helping.

What Is Learned

One is not permitted to ignore a fellow Jew’s animal that has fallen under its load; the obligation to assist is binding.