▁A ▁Mid r ash ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" there ▁was ▁no ▁water ▁in ▁it ," ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁recognition ▁of ▁Tor ah ▁in ▁the ▁pit ▁into ▁which ▁Joseph ' s ▁brothers ▁cast ▁him , ▁as ▁Tor ah ▁is ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁water , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁" every one ▁that ▁th irst s , ▁come ▁for ▁water ." ▁For ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁( in ▁) ▁says , ▁" If ▁a ▁man ▁be ▁found ▁ste aling ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁bre th ren ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁and ▁sell ▁him , ▁then ▁that ▁th ief ▁shall ▁die ," ▁and ▁yet ▁Joseph ' s ▁brothers ▁sold ▁their ▁brother . ▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁read ▁the ▁em ph atic ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁" you ▁shall ▁surely ▁restore ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁the ▁p ledge ," ▁repeating ▁the ▁verb ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew , ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁ ▁required ▁a ▁l ender ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁p ledge ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁l ender ▁took ▁the ▁p ledge ▁with ▁the ▁court ' s ▁permission . ▁And ▁the ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁provided ▁similar ▁inj unction s ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁a ▁l ender ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁a ▁gar ment ▁worn ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁sun r ise , ▁and ▁return ▁a ▁gar ment ▁worn ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁sun set . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁the ▁Great ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁war ns ▁against ▁wrong ing ▁a ▁stranger ▁in ▁