Mitzvah #480 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Return the lost object“
Scripture Reference: DEU 22:1 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not see your countryman's ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
א לֹא-תִרְאֶה אֶת-שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת-שֵׂיוֹ, נִדָּחִים, וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ, מֵהֶם: הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם, לְאָחִיךָ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
1 Μὴ ἰδὼν τὸν μόσχον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἢ τὸ πρόβατον αὐτοῦ πλανώμενα ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ὑπερίδῃς αὐτά· ἀποστροφῇ ἀποστρέψεις αὐτὰ τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου καὶ ἀποδώσεις αὐτῷ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #538
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: Robbery and Lost Property
Systematic Category (P119f) Morality