Fred, you have misinterpreted the verses. (giggles) you just need someone to explain them to you in the proper context. the correct interpretation is very fluid, it all depends on the political winds at the time of reading. (giggles more)

at least thats what you've been telling me on this forum for about a year now.

you can't spin a culture that uses a childs first period as the bar for field plowing. (see what i did there?)