King James Version

Deuteronomy 22:10

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

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לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תַחֲרֹ֥שׁtacharoshbe deafחָרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be deaf”, an unfinished actionH2790to 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 sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)[idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.בְּשׁוֹרbeshorin bullשׁוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bull”, the ordinary formH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).וּבַחֲמֹ֖רuvachamorand in assחֲמוֹרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and in ass”, the ordinary formH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.יַחְדָּֽוyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thou dost not plow with an ox and with an ass together.

World English Bible

You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἀροτριάσεις ἐν μόσχῳ καὶ ὄνῳ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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