Mitzvah #497 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Help others load their beast“
Scripture Reference: DEU 22:4 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ki Tetze)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"You shall not see your countryman's donkey or his ox fallen down on the way, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly help him to raise them up.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ד לֹא-תִרְאֶה אֶת-חֲמוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ, נֹפְלִים בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ, מֵהֶם: הָקֵם תָּקִים, עִמּוֹ. {ס}
Greek Text (Septuagint)
4 οὐκ ὄψῃ τὸν ὄνον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἢ τὸν μόσχον αὐτοῦ πεπτωκότας ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, μὴ ὑπερίδῃς αὐτούς· ἀνιστῶν ἀναστήσεις μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ki Tetze
Sefer HaChinuch Number #541
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Injuries (Buch 11)
Section: A Murder and the Preservation of Life
Systematic Category (P119f) Morality