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19 [a]Keep my statutes: do not breed any of your domestic animals with others of a different species; do not sow a field of yours with two different kinds of seed; and do not put on a garment woven with two different kinds of thread.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:19 One reason why mixtures are prohibited seems to be that they are holy (see Dt 22:9, 10–11). Israelites are allowed mixtures in the wearing of fringes on the edges or corners of their clothing (Nm 15:37–41; Dt 22:12). Some mixtures are considered abominations (cf. Lv 18:23; Dt 22:5).

19 “‘Keep my decrees.(A)

“‘Do not mate different kinds of animals.

“‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.(B)

“‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.(C)

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