# he came to himself This phrase means he began to think clearly. Alternate translation: "he came to his senses" # How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread This is part of an exclamation, and not a question. Alternate translation: "All my father's hired servants have more than enough bread to eat" # bread The word “bread” refers to food in general. Alternate translation: "food" # perishing "dying"