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# General Information:
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This is the beginning of a new part of the story where Matthew tells of growing opposition to Jesus' ministry. Here, the Pharisees criticize his disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath.
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# At that time
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This marks a new part of the story. Alternate translation: "A little later"
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# grainfields
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a place to plant grain. If wheat is unknown and "grain" is too general, then you can use "fields of the plant they made bread from." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])
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# pluck heads of grain and eat them
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Picking grain in others' fields and eating it was not considered stealing. The question was whether one could do this otherwise lawful activity on the Sabbath.
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# to pluck heads of grain and eat them
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"to pick some of the wheat and eat it" or "to pick some of the grain and eat it"
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# heads of grain
This is the topmost part of the wheat plant. It holds the mature grain or seeds of the plant.