21 lines
701 B
Markdown
21 lines
701 B
Markdown
(Jesus continues telling his parable.)
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## never broke a rule of yours ##
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"never disobeyed any of your commands" or "always obeyed everything you told me to do" (UDB).
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## have a feast ##
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This can also be translated as "celebrate."
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## your son ##
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"that son of yours." The older son refers to his brother this way in order to show how angry he is.
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## devoured your living with prostitutes ##
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This can be translated as "wasted all your wealth on prostitutes" or "thrown away all your money by paying prostitutes."
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## fattened calf ##
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This can be translated as “the best calf” or “the young bull we have been been giving lots of food to” or “the young animal we have been making fat.” |