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-# came to himself
+# he came to himself
 
-This idiom means he realized what the truth was, that he had made a terrible mistake. Alternate translation: "clearly understood his situation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+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
 
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ This is part of an exclamation, and not a question. Alternate translation: "All
 
 # bread
 
-This is a synecdoche for any kind and all kinds of food. Alternate translation: "food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
-
-# perishing from hunger
-
-This is probably not an exaggeration. Jesus may have meant that the young man in his parable was actually starving then.
+The word “bread” refers to food in general. Alternate translation: "food" 
 
 # perishing
 
-"dying" or "being destroyed"
-
+"dying"