King James Version
Luke 15:16 in the King James Version says “And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.”
Luke 15:16 · KJV
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“belly”
G2836a cavity, i.e., (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“with”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“did eat”
G2068used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“gave”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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