Mark Chapter 6 verse 38 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 6:38

And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go `and' see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
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BBE Mark 6:38

And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.
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DARBY Mark 6:38

And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go [and] see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.
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KJV Mark 6:38

He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
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WBT Mark 6:38


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WEB Mark 6:38

He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."
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YLT Mark 6:38

And he saith to them, `How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known, they say, `Five, and two fishes.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 38. - Five (loaves), and two fishes. St. John tells us (John 6:9) that the loaves were of barley, and that the fishes were small (ὀψάρια); St. Mark says δύο ἰχθύας. Barley bread was considered an inferior and homely kind of food, very inferior to bread made of wheat flour. The comparative value of the two kinds of bread is given in Revelation 6:6. "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny." The psalmist alludes to the greater excellence of wheat flour: "He would have fed them also with the finest wheat flour" (Psalm 81:16).

Ellicott's Commentary