Deuteronomy 25:4
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 25 connects to 7 cross-references. Flogging penalties are capped at forty lashes to avoid degrading a fellow Israelite. Levirate marriage requires a man to marry his deceased brother's childless widow; if he refuses, the widow performs the sandal-removal ceremony and he is publicly shamed. An …
Other Translations
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain.
`Thou dost not muzzle an ox in its threshing.
Do not keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it.
Cross References
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