Mark 7:3

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.
World English Bible (WEB)
For{G1063} the Pharisees{G5330}, and{G2532} all{G3956} the Jews{G2453}, except{G3362} they wash{G3538}{(G5672)} their hands{G5495} oft{G4435}, eat{G2068}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, holding{G2902}{(G5723)} the tradition{G3862} of the elders{G4245}.
Strong's King James
(3) (For the Pharisees all the Judeans don't eat, unless with the fist, wash hands, observing the elders traditions.
The F.O.G*
[3] These religious leaders, like all the Jewish people of that time, meticulously followed their ancestors' traditions. They refused to eat without first washing their hands in a precise ceremonial way, believing this ritual purified them before God.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,
Young's Literal Translation

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