Ki Seitzei 22:10 · unit 6

TT #206 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:10

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־תַחֲרֹ֥שׁ בְּשׁוֹר־וּבַחֲמֹ֖ר יַחְדָּֽו׃

You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

Chabad.org — 22:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּשׁוֹר וּבַחֲמוֹר – אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֶחָד טָהוֹר וְאֶחָד טָמֵא.

English: “With an ox and a donkey” — even though one is pure and one is impure.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition is independent of the pure/impure status of the animals.

Type of Learning

Clarification that the species difference, not purity status, is the operative factor.

What Is Learned

The mixed-species prohibition applies regardless of the ritual purity status of the animals.