Luke 15:22

But his Abba said to his avadim, Shnel! (Quick!) Bring out the best kaftan and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals for his feet, + 15:22 Zech 3:4; Gn 41:42

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

In Context

21And bno said to the Abba, Avi, I sinned against Shomayim and in your sight. No longer do I have the zokheh (merit) to be worthy to be called your ben. + 15:21 Ps 51:4 [6]

23And bring the fattened calf, and slaughter it, and let us eat and have a simcha,

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Cross References

Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh took off his taba'at (signet ring) from his yad, and put it upon yad Yosef, and arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a chain of zahav around his neck;

Esther 3:10And HaMelech took his taba'at (signet ring) from his hand, and gave it unto Haman ben Hamdata the Agagi, the tzorer (vexer, harasser) of the Yehudim.

Psalms 18:33It is El that armeth me with chayil, 1 and maketh my derech tamim (perfect). 1

Psalms 132:9Let Thy Kohanim be clothed with tzedek; 1 and let Thy chasidim sing for joy. 1

Song of Solomon 7:1Return, return, O Shulamite; 1 return, return, that we may gaze upon thee. 1 What will ye see in the Shulamite? 1 As it were the mecholat Machanayim (dance of the Machanayim). + 7:1 See Gn 32:3 1

Ezekiel 16:9Then washed I thee with mayim; indeed, I thoroughly washed away thy dahm from thee, and I anointed thee with shemen.

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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