en_tn/mrk/07/05.md

Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed 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 unwashed hands." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

bread

This is a synecdoche, representing food in general. Alternate translation: "food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)