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# came to himself
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This idiom means he realized what the truth was, that he had made a terrible mistake. AT: "clearly understood his situation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough food
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This is part of an exclamation, and not a question. AT: "All my father's hired servants have more than enough food to eat"
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# dying from hunger
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This is probably not an exaggeration. The young man may really have been starving.
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# I have sinned against heaven
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Jewish people sometimes avoided saying the word "God" and used the word "heaven" instead. AT: "I have sinned against God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I am no longer worthy to be called your son
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"I am not worthy to be called your son." This can be stated in active form. AT: "I am not worthy for you to call me son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# make me as one of your hired servants
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"hire me as an employee" or "hire me and I will become one of your servants." This is a request, not a command. It may be helpful to add "please" as the UDB does.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worthy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]] |