# Do not put
Moses was speaking to the Israelites as if they were one person, so this command is singular. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
# Is it really the oxen that God cares about?
Paul uses this rhetorical question as a part of his argument to show that he has the right to be supported by the church for his work. Alternate translation: "God does not only care about the oxen." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])