Luke 15:16

He ¹  was longing to eat ²  the carob pods ³  the pigs were eating, but ⁴  no one gave him anything.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no-one gave him anything.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

"And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

The boy became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

He was so hungry he would have eaten the corncobs in the pig slop, but no one would give him any.

SABDAweb Luk 15:16

And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs’ food, and no one gave him anything.

bibleoremus Luk 15:16

He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

"And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything .

biblegateway Luk 15:16

He ¹  was longing to eat ²  the carob pods ³  the pigs were eating, but ⁴  no one gave him anything.

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.