# 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/jit/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 and Barnabas have the right to be supported by the church for their work. Alternate translation: "God does not only care about the oxen." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])