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Connecting Statement:
Jesus responds to the Pharisees' criticism.
to them
"to the Pharisees"
Have you never read ... with him?
Jesus uses a question to respond to the criticism of the Pharisees. Jesus is challenging them to think about the meaning of the scriptures they have read. AT: "I know you have read about ... with him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
the house of God
During the time of David there was no temple yet. AT: "the tabernacle" or "the place for worshiping God"
bread of the presence
This is sacred bread that priests placed before God in the tabernacle. AT: "bread that the priest placed before God" or "the sacred bread" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
those who were with him
"the men who were with David"
but lawful only for the priests
"but, according to the law, only the priest could eat it"