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

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

He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.

And he was longing to stuff himself with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving [anything] to him.

biblegateway Luk 15:16

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

And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, 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.

He would have been glad to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs were eating, but 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 .

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

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.