Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands[a] in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.[b])

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Footnotes

  1. 7:4a Some manuscripts read sprinkle themselves.
  2. 7:4b Some manuscripts add and dining couches.

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