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Luke 9:14

12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

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BSB
(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
KJV
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
WEB
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
ASV
For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
DARBY
for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.
BLB
For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of about fifty.”
ÅB
For det var omkring fem tusen menn. Da sa han til sine disipler: La dem sette seg ned i lag på femti mann!
OTB
(Det var omkring fem tusen menn.) Men han sa til disiplene sine: "La dem sette seg ned i grupper på omtrent femti hver."
B1930
For det var omkring fem tusen menn. Da sa han til sine disipler: La dem sette sig ned i lag på femti mann!

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