Luke 15:16

New English Translation

¹⁶He^[a] was longing to eat^[b] the carob pods^[c] the pigs were eating, but^[d] no one gave him anything.

Luke 15:16 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
Luke 15:16 tn Or “would gladly have eaten”; Grk “was longing to be filled with.”
Luke 15:16 tn This term refers to the edible pods from a carob tree (BDAG 540 s.v. κεράτιον). They were bean-like in nature and were commonly used for fattening pigs, although they were also used for food by poor people (L&N 3.46).
Luke 15:16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

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