23 lines
656 B
Markdown
23 lines
656 B
Markdown
## sit down ##
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or "lie down," depending on your local custom
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## (Now there was much grass in the place.) ##
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This was a comfortable place for the people to sit.
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## the people...the men...the people ##
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the crowd (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## five thousand in number ##
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While the crowd probably included women and children ([John 6:4](./04.md)), only the men were counted.
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## giving thanks ##
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Jesus is praying to God the Father and thanking him for the fish and the loaves.
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## he distributed ##
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Jesus broke the loaves and fish first and passed them to his disciples. The disciples then passed the bread and fish to the people. |