Parallel Verses
Amplified
“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain].
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Holman Bible
“Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain.
International Standard Version
"Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing grain."
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out [the grain].
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain .
Bible in Basic English
Do not keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox treading.
King James 2000
You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"You shall not muzzle an ox {when he is threshing}.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not muzzle an ox when he treads out the grain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.
NET Bible
You must not muzzle your ox when it is treading grain.
New Heart English Bible
You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the corn.
Webster
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
World English Bible
You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out [the grain].
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thou dost not muzzle an ox in its threshing.
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Threshing
Agriculture or husbandry » Beasts used in » Oxen
Beasts » Domestic » To be taken care of
Bullock (ox) » Laws concerning » Not to be muzzled, when treading grain
Bullock (ox) » Uses of » For treading out grain
Oxen » Laws respecting » Not to be muzzled when treading out the corn
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 25:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
3
He may have him beaten forty times, but no more. He is not to be beaten with more stripes than these and he is not to be degraded [that is, treated like an animal] in your sight.
4 “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of the grain].
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Isaiah 28:27
For dill is not threshed with a sharp threshing sledge,
Nor is a cartwheel rolled over cumin;
But dill is beaten out with a staff, and cumin with a rod.
Hosea 10:11
Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to tread out the grain,
But I will come over her fair neck with a heavy yoke [for hard field work].
I will harness Ephraim;
Judah will plow and Jacob will harrow and rake for himself.
1 Corinthians 9:9-10
For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain [to keep it from eating the grain].” Is it [only] for oxen that God cares?
1 Timothy 5:17-18
The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].