King James Version

Mark 6:36

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “loaves for” (ἄρτους γὰρ) before may eat here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “not they have” (οὐκ ἔχουσιν.) after may eat here.

ἀπόλυσονapolusonSendἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Send”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.Sendαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἀπελθόντεςapelthontesthey may goἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they may go”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.they may goεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύκλῳkuklōround aboutκύκλῳadverb — “round about”G2945a circle, ring.round aboutἀγροὺςagrousfieldἀγρός (agros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “field”, the object formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκώμαςkōmasinto the villagesκώμη (kōmē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “into the villages”, the object formG2968a village, country town.into the villagesἀγοράσωσινagorasōsinand buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “and buy”, a single actionG59I buy.and buyἑαυτοῖςheautoisthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesτίtinothingτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.nothingφάγωσινphagōsinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eat

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἄρτουςartousbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “bread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)negative particle — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχουσινechousinthey haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not.'

World English Bible

Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

Darby Translation

send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

Douay-Rheims

Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.

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