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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)