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Lexham English Bible

Mark 8:9

Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lord's Supper, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dalmanutha;   Feeding the Multitudes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Manuscripts;   Wilderness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Mark, the Gospel According to;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
About four thousand were there. He dismissed them.
King James Version (1611)
And they that had eaten were about foure thousand, and he sent them away.
King James Version
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
English Standard Version
And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
New American Standard Bible
About four thousand men were there; and He dismissed them.
New Century Version
There were about four thousand people who ate. After they had eaten, Jesus sent them home.
Amplified Bible
About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now about four thousand were there, and He sent them away.
Berean Standard Bible
And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
Complete Jewish Bible
About four thousand were there.
Darby Translation
And they [that had eaten] were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
Easy-to-Read Version
There were about 4000 men who ate. After they ate, Jesus told them to go home.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.
George Lamsa Translation
The men who ate were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.
Literal Translation
And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.
American Standard Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Bible in Basic English
And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.
Hebrew Names Version
Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
International Standard Version
Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.
Etheridge Translation
Now the men who had eaten were about four thousand: and he dismissed them,
Murdock Translation
And the men who had eaten, were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand: And he sent the away.
English Revised Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
World English Bible
Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Weymouth's New Testament
The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that eeten, weren as foure thousynde of men; and he lefte hem.
Update Bible Version
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he dismissed them.
New English Translation
There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.
New King James Version
Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away,
New Living Translation
There were about 4,000 men in the crowd that day, and Jesus sent them home after they had eaten.
New Life Bible
About four thousand ate. Then Jesus sent the people away.
New Revised Standard
Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now they were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that had eaten were about four thousand. And he sent them away.
Revised Standard Version
And there were about four thousand people.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they yt ate were in nomber aboute fowre thousand. And he sent them awaye.
Young's Literal Translation
and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they yt ate, were vpo a foure thousande. And he sent the awaye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
now they that had eaten were four thousand: and then he dismissed them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
There were four thousand people and that was just counting the men.Jesus immediately sent everyone home and he and his cowboys

Contextual Overview

1 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them, 2 "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away." 4 And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these people with bread here in the desert?" 5 And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven." 6 And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, after he had given thanks he broke them and began giving them to his disciples so that they could set them before them. And they set them before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for them, he said to set these before them also. 8 And they ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces that were left, seven baskets full. 9 Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 13:36 - Jesus Matthew 14:20 - and they took Matthew 15:37 - seven Mark 6:42 - General Luke 9:17 - eat Luke 18:31 - Behold John 6:12 - they

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations you shall not find rest, and there shall not be a resting place for the sole of your foot, and Yahweh shall give you there an anxious heart and a weakening of eyes and a languishing of your inner self.
Psalms 116:7
Return, O my soul, to your repose, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
Isaiah 60:8
Who are these? They fly like a cloud, and like doves to their coops.
Ezekiel 7:16
And if their survivors will escape, they will be on the mountains, like the doves of the valley, all of them groaning, each because of his guilt.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
John 16:33
I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they that had eaten were about four thousand,.... That is, men, besides women and children, as Matthew observes;

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and he sent them away; some that came dumb, with their speech, and deaf, with their hearing; others that were maimed, with perfect healing of their wounds, and with their limbs sound and whole; others that came lame, he dismissed leaping; and others that were blind, with their sight restored to them, and all of them full.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.

Mark 8:1

In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man.

Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought.

Mark 8:2

I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them.

Mark 8:9

Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.


 
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