And he commanded them to make all sit down by (t) companies upon the green grass.
(t) Literally, "by banquets", after the manner of the Hebrews who have no distributive words; see (Mark 6:7). Now he calls the rows of the sitters, "banquets".
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Mark 6:39
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.