| NETBible | Jesus said, “Have 1 the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) 2 So the men 3 sat down, about five thousand in number. |
| NIV © |
Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. |
| NASB © |
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. |
| NLT © |
"Tell everyone to sit down," Jesus ordered. So all of them––the men alone numbered five thousand––sat down on the grassy slopes. |
| MSG © |
Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. |
| BBE © |
Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand. |
| NRSV © |
Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. |
| NKJV © |
Then Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. |
| KJV | And <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036> (5627)_, Make <4160> (5657) the men <444> sit down <377> (5629)_. Now <1161> there was <2258> (5713) much <4183> grass <5528> in <1722> the place <5117>_. So <3767> the men <435> sat down <377> (5627)_, in number <706> about <5616> five thousand <4000>_. |
| NASB © |
Jesus <2424> said <3004> , "Have <4160> the people <444> sit <377> down <377> ." Now <1161> there was much <4183> grass <5528> in the place <5117> . So <3767> the men <435> sat <377> down <377> , in number <706> about <5613> five <4000> thousand .<4000> |
| NET [draft] ITL | Jesus <2424> said <2036> , “Have <4160> the people <444> sit down <377> .” (Now <1161> there was <1510> a lot of <4183> grass <5528> in <1722> that place <5117> .) So <3767> the men <435> sat down <377> , about <5613> five thousand <4000> in number .<706> |
| GREEK | eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM ihsouv <2424> N-NSM poihsate <4160> (5657) V-AAM-2P touv <3588> T-APM anyrwpouv <444> N-APM anapesein <377> (5629) V-2AAN hn <1510> (5713) V-IXI-3S de <1161> CONJ cortov <5528> N-NSM poluv <4183> A-NSM en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM topw <5117> N-DSM anepesan <377> (5656) V-AAI-3P oun <3767> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM ton <3588> T-ASM ariymon <706> N-ASM wv <5613> ADV pentakiscilioi <4000> A-NPM |
| NETBible | Jesus said, “Have 1 the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) 2 So the men 3 sat down, about five thousand in number. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “Make.” 2 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author (suggesting an eyewitness recollection). 3 tn Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in Matt 14:21). |