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The Pharisees challenge Jesus because his students are gleaning on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:4 [ὡς] εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ “τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως” λαβὼν ἔφαγεν καὶ ἔδωκεν τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ μόνους τοὺς ἱερεῖς;
KJV Verse:Luke 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luke 6:4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.
When he entered into the house of the Divine and, getting the loaves of the public offering, he ate and gave some to those with him. It was not allowed to eat except for the priests alone.
Lost In Translation:In most modern translations, the bread here is described as "sacred" or "consecrated", but the Greek word describes it as "the loaves of the public offering."
The word translated as "lawful" does not reference the law. It means "it is not allowed." Jesus would not point this out as a violation of the law but as a tradition, which is how he categorizes not gleaning of the Sabbath.
How(WW) he went(CW) into the house of (MW) God, and did take(WW) and(IW) eat the shew (MW) bread(WN), and gave also(OS) to them [that were(IP)] with him; which it is not lawful(CW) to eat but(CW) for the priests alone?
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