731 B
731 B
Late in the day
This could also be translated as: “When it was almost evening.”
told Jesus, “It is late and there are no towns nearby. Send the people away so they can go get something to eat.”
This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “told Jesus that it was late and there were no towns nearby. So they asked him to send the people away so they could go get something to eat.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
Send the people away
This could be translated as: “Please tell the people to go to a town” or “Shouldn’t you tell the people to go somewhere?” or “Let the people go to a town.” Make sure it sounds like a polite request, not an order.