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The Feeding of the Four Thousand

Mark 8:9

In 9 translations

BSB
And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,Men is implied here, that is, in addition to women and children; see Matthew 15:38.
KJV
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
WEB
Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
ASV
And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
LSV
and those eating were about four thousand. And He let them away,
YLT
and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,
DBY
And they [that had eaten] were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
DRC
And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.
GNV
(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οἱ φαγόντες (“the having eaten of”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of τετρακισχίλιοι: Tyndale House: τετρακισχείλιοι.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δὲ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add οἱ φαγόντες.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἦσαν δὲ ὡς τετρακισχίλιοι. καὶ ἀπέλυσεν αὐτούς.
RP2018
Ἦσαν δὲ οἱ φαγόντες ὡς τετρακισχίλιοι· καὶ ἀπέλυσεν αὐτούς.
TR-Boyd
Ἦσαν δὲ οἱ φαγόντες ὡς τετρακισχίλιοι· καὶ ἀπέλυσεν αὐτούς.
SCR1894
ησαν δε οι φαγοντες ως τετρακισχιλιοι και απελυσεν αυτους

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