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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Mark 8:7

And they had a few small fishes; and, blessing them, he bade them set, these also, before them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blessing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lord's Supper, the;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Grace at Meals;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Animals;   Benediction;   Blessing (2);   Feeding the Multitudes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Lord's Supper (Ii);   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

Easy-to-Read Version
The followers also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for the fish and told them to give the fish to the people.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.
International Standard Version
They also had a few small fish. He blessed them and said that the fishthese">[fn] should also be distributed.Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:41;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He told the disciples to serve these as well.
New Century Version
The followers also had a few small fish. After Jesus gave thanks for the fish, he told his followers to give them to the people also.
Update Bible Version
And they had a few small fish: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].
Amplified Bible
They also had a few small fish; and when Jesus had blessed them [and given thanks], He ordered these [fish] to be set before them as well.
English Standard Version
And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.
World English Bible
They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded, to set them also before them.
Weymouth's New Testament
They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei hadden a few smale fischis; and he blesside hem, and comaundide, that thei weren sette forth.
English Revised Version
And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.
Berean Standard Bible
They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
Contemporary English Version
They also had a few little fish, and after Jesus had blessed these, he told the disciples to pass them around.
American Standard Version
And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.
Bible in Basic English
And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way.
Complete Jewish Bible
They also had a few fish; making a b'rakhah over them he also ordered these to be served.
Darby Translation
And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed them, he desired these also to be set before [them].
Etheridge Translation
And there were fishes, a few: and also over them he blessed, and said that they should set them.
Murdock Translation
And there were a few fishes; and them he also blessed, and ordered them set forth.
King James Version (1611)
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commaunded to set them also before them.
New Living Translation
A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them.
New Life Bible
They had a few small fish also. He gave thanks to God and told the followers to give the fish to them.
New Revised Standard
They had also a few small fish; and after blessing them, he ordered that these too should be distributed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They had also a few small fishes: and when he had giuen thankes, he commaunded them also to be set before them.
George Lamsa Translation
And there were a few fishes; he blessed them also, and commanded to set them before them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they had a few little fishes: and he blessed them and commanded them to be set before them.
Revised Standard Version
And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they hadde a fewe small fysshes: And when he had blessed, he commaunded them also to be set before them.
Good News Translation
They also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for these and told the disciples to distribute them too.
Christian Standard Bible®
They also had a few small fish, and after he had blessed them, he said these were to be served as well.
Hebrew Names Version
They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.
King James Version
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
Lexham English Bible
And they had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for them, he said to set these before them also.
Literal Translation
And they had a few fish. And blessing, He said for these also to be served.
Young's Literal Translation
And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed, he said to set them also before [them];
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they had a few small fyshes, and whan he had geuen thankes, he bad set the same before the people.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and there being a few small fishes, he gave thanks, and order'd them to be distributed.
New English Translation
They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.
New King James Version
They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They also had a few pieces of beef jerky. After giving thanks for these, too, he told the cowboys to pass them out as well.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they also had a few small fish; and after He blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.

Contextual Overview

1 In those days, there being, again a large multitude, and they not having any thing to eat, calling near the disciples, he saith unto them - 2 I am moved with compassion towards the multitude, because, already three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat; 3 and, if dismiss them fasting unto their home, they will be exhausted in the way, - and, certain of them, are, from afar. 4 And his disciples answered him - Whence shall any one be able, here, to fill, these, with bread, in a desert? 5 And he was questioning them - How many loaves have ye? and they said - Seven. 6 And he sendeth word to the multitude, to fall back upon the ground. And, taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he brake, and was giving unto his disciples, that they might be setting before them; and they set before the multitude. 7 And they had a few small fishes; and, blessing them, he bade them set, these also, before them. 8 And they did eat, and were filled, and took up remainders of broken pieces, seven hampers. 9 Now they were about four thousand; and he dismissed them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fishes: Luke 24:41, Luke 24:42, John 21:5, John 21:8, John 21:9

he blessed: Luke 6:41, Matthew 14:19

Reciprocal: Mark 6:41 - blessed John 6:10 - Make

Cross-References

Leviticus 11:15
every raven, after its kind;
1 Kings 17:4
and it shall be that, of the torrent, shalt thou drink, - and, the ravens, have I commanded to sustain thee, there.
1 Kings 17:6
And, the ravens, used to bring him bread and flesh, in the morning, and bread and flesh, in the evening, - and, of the torrent, used he to drink.
Job 38:41
Who prepareth for the Raven his nourishment, - when his young ones - unto GOD - cry out, when they wander for lack of food?
Psalms 147:9
Giving, to the beast, its food, to the young ravens, when they cry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they had a few small fishes,.... Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him:

and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them]. It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distribution of the bread; and so the Syriac version renders it, "upon whom also he blessed"; and the Persic thus, "and he also blessed the fishes"; but, according to Matthew they were both blessed, and brake, and distributed together, as it is highly reasonable to suppose they were both ate together;

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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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 8:7. And they, had a few small fishes — This is not noticed in the parallel place, Matthew 15:36.


 
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