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the law expert

This could mean the expert in the Jewish law. See how you translated this term in 27:01.

he asked Jesus, “Well then, who is my neighbor?”

This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “he asked Jesus who was his neighbor.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

who is my neighbor?

This could also be translated as: “what do you mean by neighbor?” or “which people are my neighbors?” He knew that he did not love everyone, and was asking which people he needed to love. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)