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Deuteronomy 25:4

Deuteronomy 25:4
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Thou shall not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. As oxen are used in ploughing, so likewise in treading or…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Compare the marginal references. In other kinds of labor the oxen were usually muzzled. When driven to and fro over the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 25:1-4

Here is, I. A direction to the judges in scourging malefactors, Deu 25:1-3. 1. It is here supposed that, if a man be…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Against Muzzling the Labouring Ox. Peculiar to D; a clear

The present writer has never seen them muzzled. -In all W.…

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