בְּהֵמָה עִם בְּהֵמָה וְחַיָּה עִם חַיָּה, בְּהֵמָה עִם חַיָּה וְחַיָּה עִם בְּהֵמָה, טְמֵאָה עִם טְמֵאָה וּטְהוֹרָה עִם טְהוֹרָה, טְמֵאָה עִם טְהוֹרָה וּטְהוֹרָה עִם טְמֵאָה, אֲסוּרִין לַחֲרֹשׁ וְלִמְשֹׁךְ וּלְהַנְהִיג:
A domesticated animal with another [species of] domesticated animal, a wild animal with another [species of] wild animal, a domesticated animal with a wild animal, a wild animal with a domesticated animal, an unclean [a domesticated or wild animal that are forbidden to be eaten] with an unclean, a clean with a clean, an unclean with clean, a clean with a unclean, [with all these pairs] it is prohibited to plow [with them when they are harnessed together], to pull [with them] and to drive them [even if they are not pulling anything].
English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
Introduction
This mishnah teaches that it is forbidden to yoke together all potential combinations of two different species of animal and plow with them or even pull them or lead them while yoked together.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kilayim
A beast (behemah) with a beast [of another species]; a wild animal (hayyah) with a wild animal [of another species]; a behemah with a hayyah; a hayyah with a behemah; an unclean beast with an unclean beast [of another species]; a clean beast with a clean beast [of another species]; or an unclean beast with a clean beast; or a clean beast with an unclean beast; they are forbidden for plowing, and [it is forbidden] to pull them or lead them [tied together]. A behemah is a domesticated animal such as an ox. A hayyah is a wild animal such as a deer. In this exhaustive mishnah we learn that all potential combinations are prohibited, even though it is unlikely that some of these animals would ever be yoked at all.
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