Luke 16:21

who longed to eat ¹  what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs ²  came and licked ³  his sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

All he lived for was to get a meal from scraps off the rich man's table. His best friends were the dogs who came and licked his sores.

SABDAweb Luk 16:21

Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

bibleoremus Luk 16:21

who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

"desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

biblegateway Luk 16:21

who longed to eat ¹  what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogs ²  came and licked ³  his sores.

¹ tn Grk “to eat his fill,” but this phrase has been simplified as “to eat” for stylistic reasons.

² tn The term κύνες (kunes) refers to “wild” dogs (either “street” dogs or watchdogs), not house pets (L&N 4.34).

³ sn When the dogs came and licked his sores it meant that he was unclean. See the negative image of Rev 22:15 that draws on this picture.