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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 22:10/אבן עזרא על דברים כ״ב:י׳
אלא תחרוש בשור ובחמור. דבק עם הזריעה והשם חמל על כל מעשיו כי אין כח החמור ככח השור ובעבור הזריעה אמר שעטנז וכבר הזכירו על דרך כלל ובכאן פרט שהוא הצמר והפשתים לא אחרים:
1THOU SHALT NOT PLOW WITH AN OX AND AN ASS. This law is connected to the one dealing with sowing two kinds of seed. God had mercy on his creatures. An ass is not as strong as an ox. The law prohibiting the mixture of linen and wool42. follows43 because Scripture earlier mentioned the prohibition of mixing seeds. This law was previously mentioned in general terms.44 However, Scripture is specific here. It limits the prohibition to wool and linen, and not to any other kinds of material.