930 B
930 B
General Information
Jesus tells the story.
There was a man
This introduces a new character. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
told his father, ‘Father, I want my inheritance now!’
This is a quotation within a quotation. The entire quotation can be restated so that this portion is an indirect quotation: “told his father that he wanted his inheritance right away!” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes)
I want my inheritance now!
The son said this to emphasize that he was not willing to wait until after his father died in order to receive his inheritance. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)
my inheritance
This could be translated as: “the part of your wealth that will be rightfully mine when you die.”
property
This could mean ‘wealth’ or ‘possessions.’ This property would probably have included land, animals, and money.