Passage
Matthew 14.19
19. And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. (ASV)Book: Matthew · NASB95
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ASV
17. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18. And he said, Bring them hither to me.
19. And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
- And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21. And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children. (Matthew 14:17-21, ASV)
WEB
17. They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.” 18. He said, “Bring them here to me.”
19. He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
- They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces. 21. Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. (Matthew 14:17-21, WEB)
KJV
17. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18. He said, Bring them hither to me.
19. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
- And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 21. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. (Matthew 14:17-21, KJV)
YLT
17. And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.' 18. And he said, 'Bring ye them to me hither.'
19. And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,
- and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full; 21. and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children. (Matthew 14:17-21, YLT)
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Why these four translations
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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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