Ki Seitzei 22:04 · unit 4
TT #133 · 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
חֲמוֹר אָחִיךָ – פְּרָט לְחֲמוֹר גּוֹי.
English: “Your brother’s donkey” — excluding the donkey of a non-Jew.
On the daf / in context: The word “achikha” limits the Torah-level obligation of helping to the animal of a fellow Jew.
Type of Learning
Limiting derash (mi’ut) on “achikha.”
What Is Learned
The biblical commandment to help raise a fallen animal applies specifically to the animal of a fellow Jew.