Ki Seitzei 22:04 · unit 6
TT #135 · 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
אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ – לְרַבּוֹת כָּל בְּהֵמָה.
English: “Or his ox” — to include every [kind of] animal.
On the daf / in context: The mention of both donkey and ox is taken as a ribbui extending the obligation of assistance to all domestic animals.
Type of Learning
Expansive derash (ribbui) from the specific examples in the verse.
What Is Learned
The mitzvah of helping to raise a fallen animal applies to all domestic animals, not only the donkey and ox mentioned in the verse.