Luke 15:12
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And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance.

give.

Deuteronomy 21:16,17 And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated. . . .

Psalm 16:5,6 The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me. . . .

Psalm 17:14 From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance.

And he.

Mark 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
11And he said: A certain man had two sons. 12And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance. 13And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, and shall give him a double portion of all he hath: for this is the first of his children, and to him are due the first birthrights.

Mark 12:44
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

Luke 15:11
And he said: A certain man had two sons.

Luke 15:13
And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

Luke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Lexicon
The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

younger
νεώτερος (neōteros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3501: (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.

[son]
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

said
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[him],
πατρί (patri)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

‘Father,
Πάτερ (Pater)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

give
δός (dos)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

me
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

my
ἐπιβάλλον (epiballon)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1911: From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.

share
μέρος (meros)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3313: A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

estate.’
οὐσίας (ousias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3776: Property, wealth, substance. From the feminine of on; substance, i.e. Property.

So
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

he divided
διεῖλεν (dieilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1244: To divide into parts, cut asunder, distribute. From dia and haireomai; to separate, i.e. Distribute.

[his]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

property
βίον (bion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 979: A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood.

between them.
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

And the younger of them said to the father, 'Father, give to me the portion of the property falling to me.' And he divided the property between them.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy'substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls [to me]. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided to them his living.

The younger of them said to his father, "'Father, give me the share of the property that comes to me.' "So he divided his wealth between them.

The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.

and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to me, and he divided to them the living.
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