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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 25:4/אבן עזרא על דברים כ״ה:ד׳
אבי״ת בדישו. אמרו המכחישים שהוא קודם דישה ואין צורך:
1[WHEN HE TREADETH.] The deniers16 say that the bet in be-disho (when he treadeth down) indicates prior to treading.17, before he treads. The muzzle is not put on the animal while he treads. It is put on the animal before the treading begins. Hence their interpretation. However, this is unnecessary.18