Luke 15:16
ContextNETBible | He 1 was longing to eat 2 the carob pods 3 the pigs were eating, but 4 no one gave him anything. |
XREF | Ps 73:22; Ps 142:4; Isa 44:20; Isa 55:2; Isa 57:3; La 4:5; Ho 12:1; Jon 2:2-8; Ro 6:19-21 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. 2 tn Or “would gladly have eaten”; Grk “was longing to be filled with.” 3 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). 4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. |