Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 25:4

Justice, Dignity, and the Perpetuation of the Covenant Line

From restrained punishment that preserves dignity (vv. 1–3), through labor rewarded (v. 4), through levirate duty that perpetuates the covenant family (vv. 5–10), through protecting the means of family continuation (vv. 11–12), through commercial honesty as covenant fidelity (vv. 13–16), to a permanent war-memorial command against Amalek (vv. 17–19).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

1 Timothy 5:18Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:9Classic cross-references Proverbs 12:10Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 5:17Classic cross-references Hosea 10:11Classic cross-references

Original words

Do notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlemuzzleתַחְסֹ֥םH2629Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularan oxשׁ֖וֹרH7794Noun - masculine singularwhile it is treading out the grainבְּדִישֽׁוֹ׃סH1758Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Cited in 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:18

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