Deuteronomy 22:9-11

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Laws against Mixing Different Things

Moses said to Israel:

⁹^(A) If you plant a vineyard, don't plant any other fruit tree or crop in it. If you do plant something else there, you must bring to the place of worship everything you harvest from the vineyard.

¹⁰Don't hitch an ox and a donkey to your plow at the same time.

¹¹When you weave cloth for clothing, you can use thread made of flax^[a] or wool, but not both together.

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22.11 flax: The stalks of flax plants were harvested, soaked in water, and dried, then their fibers were separated and spun into thread, which was woven into linen cloth.