#194: Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

Rashi on Parashat Mishpatim, Shemot/Exodus 22:5

Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash

Gimme Some Torah #194

Shemot/Exodus 22:5

כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ וּמָצְאָ֤ה קֹצִים֙ וְנֶאֱכַ֣ל גָּדִ֔ישׁ א֥וֹ הַקָּמָ֖ה א֣וֹ הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה שַׁלֵּ֣ם יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם הַמַּבְעִ֖ר אֶת־הַבְּעֵרָֽה׃         

When a fire is started and spreads to thorns, so that stacked, standing, or growing grain is consumed, the one who started the fire must …