King James Version
Deuteronomy 22:10 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.”
Deuteronomy 22:10 · KJV
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. fruit of thy seed: Heb. fulness of the seed
Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. quarters: Heb. wings
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Thou shalt not plow”
H2790to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad
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