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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #218 of 613

Not to work with two different species of animals together

שלא יעשה מלאכה בשני מיני בהמה כאחד

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The verse · Devarim 22:10

לֹא־תַחֲרֹשׁ בְּשׁוֹר־וּבַחֲמֹר יַחְדָּו

“Thou shalt not plough with an ox and an ass together.”

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The Rambam’s words

Not to work with two different species of animals together, as [Deuteronomy 22:10] states: "Do not plow with an ox and a donkey together."

שלא יעשה מלאכה בשני מיני בהמה כאחד, שנאמר "לא תחרוש בשור ובחמור, יחדיו" (דברים כב,י).

Who & when

“And this prohibition is practiced in every place and at all times by males and females.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Diverse Species הלכות כלאים

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