1 sn The forty days may allude to the experience of Moses (Exod 34:28), Elijah (1 Kgs 19:8, 15), or David and Goliath (1 Sam 17:16).
2 tn Grk “And he.”
3 tn Grk “were serving him,” “were ministering to him.”
4 sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.