29 lines
989 B
Markdown
29 lines
989 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues his story.)
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## came to himself ##
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"came to his senses" or "understood his situation" or "began to think clearly"
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## How many of my father's hired hands have more than enough food ##
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This is part of an exclamation. It can be translated as "All my father's hired servants have more than enough food to eat" (UDB).
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## dying from hunger ##
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This is probably not an exaggeration. The young man may really have been starving.
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## I have sinned against heaven ##
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"I have sinned against God." Jewish people sometimes avoided saying the word "God" and used the word "heaven" instead.
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## I am no more worthy to be called your son ##
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"I am not worthy to be called your son." A son has the legal right to inherit part of his father's property.
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## no more worthy ##
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"no longer worthy" (UDB). It means that in the past he was worthy, but now he was not.
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## make me as one of your hired servants ##
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"hire me as an employee" or "hire me and I will become one of your servants" |