en_tn/luk/11/37.md

General Information:

This is the beginning of the next part of the story. Jesus is invited to eat at a Pharisee's house.

at his house

This refers to the Pharisee's house.

reclined

"sat down at the table." It was the custom for a relaxed meal such as this dinner for men to eat while lying down comfortably around the table. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

wash

The Pharisees had a rule that people must wash their hands in order to be ceremonially clean before God. AT: "wash his hands" or "wash his hands in order to be ritually clean" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)