1 Then there came to יהושע scribes and Pharisees from Yerushalayim, saying,
2 “Why do Your taught ones transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 But He answering, said to them, “Why do you also transgress the command of Elohim because of your tradition?
4 “For Elohim has commanded, saying, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
5 “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me has been dedicated,”
6 is certainly released from respecting his father or mother.’ So you have nullified the command of Elohim by your tradition.
7 “Hypocrites! Yeshayahu rightly prophesied about you, saying,