Essay sur Le Deutéronome 25:4
לֹא־תַחְסֹ֥ם שׁ֖וֹר בְּדִישֽׁוֹ׃ (ס)
Ne muselle point le bœuf pendant qu’il foule le grain.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Parallel to the respect due human beings is that due a working animal. This may also reflect the Israelites’ identification with certain animals in symbolic settings (cf. Eilberg-Schwartz).
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