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- Now it happened - This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
- grain fields - In this case, these are large sections of land where wheat seed had been scattered to grow more wheat.
- 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.
- Why are you doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day? - This could be translated as, "Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath?" It is a rhetorical question that means "Picking grain on the Sabbath is against God's law!" The word "you" is plural, and refers to the disciples. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion, en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)