Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing 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.
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 .
Amplified
“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing [to prevent him from eating any of 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 But he must not be beaten more than 40 lashes, because if he receives more than 40 lashes, your brother will be humiliated in your eyes. 4 "Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing grain." 5 "When two brothers are living together and one of them dies without leaving a son, his widow must not be married outside the family to a foreigner. Instead, the brother-in-law must go to her, take her as his wife, and by doing so perform the duty of a brother-in-law.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Isaiah 28:27
For caraway is not threshed with a sharp sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin. Instead, caraway is winnowed with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
Hosea 10:11
"Ephraim, the well-trained heifer, loves to thresh grain, so I will spare her neck. I will turn Ephraim into a pack animal. Judah will pull the plow, and Jacob will turn up the fallow ground.
1 Corinthians 9:9-10
For in the Law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." God is not only concerned about oxen, is he?
1 Timothy 5:17-18
Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.