They were called “unlettered and ordinary ” because they did not attend rabbinic schools for religious training.
كلا ،‏ فقد دُعيا ‹ غير متعلمَين وعاميَّين › لأنهما لم يلتحقا بمدارس الربّانيين لينالا تدريبا دينيا .‏