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826 B
826 B
Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?
Here "walk according to" is a metaphor for "obey." The Pharisees and scribes asked this question to challenge Jesus's authority. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "Your disciples should not disobey the traditions of our elders by eating their bread with unclean hands." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
unclean
The hands were ritually unclean because the disciples had not performed the ceremonial washing. The Pharisees were not accusing them of eating with physical dirt on their hands.
bread
This is a synecdoche, representing food in general. Alternate translation: "food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)