Passage

Mark 8.9

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. 8. And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets."

"9. And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away."

"10. And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him." (Mark 8:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also. 8. They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over."

"9. Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away."

"10. Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha. 11. The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him." (Mark 8:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets."

"9. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away."

"10. And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him." (Mark 8:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed, he said to set them also before [them]; 8. and they did eat and were filled, and they took up that which was over of broken pieces, seven baskets;"

"9. and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,"

"10. and immediately having entered into the boat with his disciples, he came to the parts of Dalmanutha, 11. and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;" (Mark 8:7-11, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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