# He went

The word "he" refers to the younger son.

# hired himself out to

"took a job with" or "began to work for"

# one of the citizens of that country

"a man of that country"

# to feed pigs

"to give food to the man's pigs"

# would gladly have eaten

"wished very much that he could eat." It is understood that this is because he was very hungry. This could be stated. AT: "he was so hungry that he would have happily eaten" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# carob pods

These are the husks of beans that grow on the carob tree. AT: "carob bean pods" or "bean husks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/citizen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pig]]