Lukas 11:38

11:38 The ¹  Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus ²  did not first wash his hands ³  before the meal.

[11:38]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[11:38]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:38]  ³ tn The words “his hands” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

[11:38]  sn Washing before meals was a cultural practice that was described in the OT, but not prescribed there (Gen 18:4; Judg 19:21). It was apparently related to concern about contracting ceremonial uncleanness (Lev 11:31-38; t. Demai 2.11-12).