לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה֩ אֶת־שׁ֨וֹר אָחִ֜יךָ א֤וֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם הָשֵׁ֥ב תְּשִׁיבֵ֖ם לְאָחִֽיךָ׃
네 형제의 우양의 길 잃은 것을 보거든 못본체 하지 말고 너는 반드시 끌어다가 네 형제에게 돌릴 것이요
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Ex. 23:4–5 exhorted people to attend to their enemy’s lost or overburdened animal. Here the law is expanded (and applied to one’s neighbor’s animal) to include taking care of the animal, and indeed of any lost object, until the owner makes inquiry. At issue is loss of work for the owner.