## translationWords

* [[en:tw:disciple]]
* [[en:tw:grain]]
* [[en:tw:jesus]]
* [[en:tw:lawofmoses]]
* [[en:tw:pharisee]]
* [[en:tw:sabbath]]

## translationNotes

* **Look, why are they doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?** - "Look! They are breaking the Jewish law concerning the Sabbath." (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion]])
* **pick heads of grain and eat it. ....doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day** - Plucking grain in others' fields and eating it was not considered stealing (see UDB). The question was whether one could do this otherwise lawful activity on the Sabbath.
* **it** - the heads of grain
* **heads of grain** - This is the topmost part of the wheat plant, which is a kind of large grass. It holds the mature grain or seeds of the plant.
* **Look** - Alternative translation: “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”