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 # Why do your disciples violate the traditions of the elders?
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-The Pharisees and scribes use this question to criticize Jesus and his disciples. Alternate translation: "Your disciples do not respect the rules that our ancestors have given us." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+Alternate translation: "Your disciples do not respect the rules that our ancestors have given us." 
 
 # traditions of the elders
 
@@ -8,9 +7,6 @@ This is not the same as the law of Moses. This refers to later teachings and int
 
 # they do not wash their hands
 
-This washing is not only to clean hands. This refers to a ceremonial washing according to the tradition of the elders. Alternate translation: "they do not wash their hands properly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+Alternate translation: "they do not wash their hands properly"
 
-# when they eat bread
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-The word "bread" here is a synecdoche for any kind of food, and the word "when" refers to what people generally do before eating meals. Alternate translation: "before they eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])