Mark 7:3 - The third line (in English) translating the meaning of each word in the Orthodox Yiddish Brit Chadas

because the Pharisees and all Jews, if they wash self not the hands until to the elbow, to eat they not, because they keep the tradition of the elders;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless [merely for ceremonial reasons] they wash their hands [diligently up to the elbow] with clenched fist, adhering [carefully and faithfully] to the tradition of [practices and customs handed down to them by] their forefathers [to be observed].

American Standard Version (1901)

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

Common English Bible

The Pharisees and all the Jews don’t eat without first washing their hands carefully. This is a way of observing the rules handed down by the elders.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat without repeatedly washing their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:

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