Luke 9:14
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Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Mark 6:39
And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Luke 9:13
But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

Luke 9:15
And they did so and made them all sit down.

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Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Make.

Mark 6:39,40 And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass. . . .

Mark 8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them. And they set them before the people.

1 Corinthians 14:40 But let all things be done decently and according to order.

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
13But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude. 14Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15And they did so and made them all sit down.…
Lexicon
(
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

There were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

about
ὡσεὶ (hōsei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if.

five thousand
πεντακισχίλιοι (pentakischilioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4000: Five thousand. From pentakis and chilioi; five times a thousand.

men.)
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

He told
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.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
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.

disciples,
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

“Have them sit down
Κατακλίνατε (Kataklinate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2625: From kata and klino; to recline down, i.e. to take a place at table.

in
ἀνὰ (ana)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 303: A primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but used severally, or at.

groups
κλισίας (klisias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2828: From a derivative of klino; properly, reclination, i.e., a party at a meal.

of about
ὡσεὶ (hōsei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if.

fifty {each}.”
πεντήκοντα (pentēkonta)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.


Additional Translations
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty."

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

But He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each."

For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'
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