Luk 15:12 | NET2full | STEP | The younger of them said to his father , ‘ Father , give me the share of the estate that will belong to me .’ So he divided his assets between them .

‏ Luke 15:12

12 The ^{▼▼tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} younger of them said to his ^{▼▼tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).} father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate ^{▼▼tn L&N 57.19 notes that in nonbiblical contexts in which the word οὐσία (ousia) occurs, it refers to considerable possessions or wealth, thus “estate.”} that will belong ^{▼▼tn L&N 57.3, “to belong to or come to belong to, with the possible implication of by right or by inheritance.”} to me.’ So ^{▼▼tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the father’s response to the younger son’s request.} he divided his ^{▼▼tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).} assets between them. ^{▼▼sn He divided his assets between them. There was advice against doing this in the OT Apocrypha (Sir 33:20). The younger son would get half of what the older son received (Deut 21:17).}