- thy cattle gender:
- These practices might have been considered as altering the original constitution of God in creation; and this is the view which the Jews, and also Josephus and Philo, take of the subject. There were, probably, also both moral and political reasons for these prohibitions. With respect to heterogenous mixtures among cattle, it was probably forbidden, to prevent excitements to the abominations condemned in the preceding chapter. As to seeds, in many cases, it would be highly improper to sow different kinds in the same plot of ground. If oats and wheat, for instance, were sown together, the latter would be injured, and the former ruined. This prohibition may therefore be regarded as a prudential agricultural maxim. As to different kinds of garments, the prohibition might be intended against pride and vanity in clothing. "And these¹ [are] the childrenª of Zibeon;ª both Ajah,ª and Anah:ª this¹ [was that] Anahª that¹ foundª°¹ the mulesª in the wilderness,ª as he fedª°¹ the assesª of Zibeonª his father.ª" {Gen 36:24} + "And the servantsª of Absalomª didª° unto Amnonª as¹ Absalomª had commanded.ª° Then all¹ the king'sª sonsª arose,ª° and every manª gat him upª° upon¹ his mule,ª and fled.ª°" {2Sm 13:29} + "And Absalomª metª° the servantsª² of David.ª And Absalomª rodeª° upon¹ a mule,ª and the muleª wentª° under¹ the thick boughsª of a greatª oak,ª and his headª caught holdª° of the oak,ª and he was taken upª° between¹ the heavenª and the earth;ª and the muleª that¹ [was] under¹ him went away.ª°" {2Sm 18:9} + "The kingª also saidª° unto them, Takeª° with¹ you¹ the servantsª of your lord,ª and cause¹ Solomonª my sonª to rideª° upon¹ mine own mule,ª and bring him downª°¹ to¹ Gihon:ª" {1Kg 1:33} + "Their horsesª [were] sevenª hundredª thirtyª and six;ª their mules,ª two hundredª fortyª and five;ª" {Ezr 2:66}
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