Mark 8:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The people ate their fill; and the talmidim took up the leftover pieces, seven large basketsful.

Berean Standard Bible:

The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

American Standard Version:

And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

So{G1161} they did eat{G5315}, and{G2532} were filled{G5526}: and{G2532} they took up{G142} of the broken{G2801} meat that was left{G4051} seven{G2033} baskets{G4711}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 4:42

  • And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

2 Kings 4:44

  • So he set [it] before them, and they did eat, and left [thereof], according to the word of the LORD.

Matthew 16:10

  • Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Mark 8:19

  • When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

Mark 8:20

  • And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

Psalms 145:16

  • Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

2 Kings 4:2

  • And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

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Commentary for Mark 8:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: G1161
    There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: δέ
    Transliteration:
    Pronunciation: deh
    Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
  2. Strong's Number: G5315
    There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: φάγω
    Transliteration: phágō
    Pronunciation: fag'-o
    Description: a primary verb (used as an alternate of ἐσθίω in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively):--eat, meat.
  3. Strong's Number: G2532
    There are 5212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: καί
    Transliteration: kaí
    Pronunciation: kahee
    Description: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
  4. Strong's Number: G5526
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: χορτάζω
    Transliteration: chortázō
    Pronunciation: khor-tad'-zo
    Description: from χόρτος; to fodder, i.e. (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance):--feed, fill, satisfy.
  5. Strong's Number: G142
    There are 168 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αἴρω
    Transliteration: aírō
    Pronunciation: ah'-ee-ro
    Description: a primary root; to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare נָשָׂא) to expiate sin:--away with, bear (up), carry, lift up, loose, make to doubt, put away, remove, take (away, up).
  6. Strong's Number: G2801
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: κλάσμα
    Transliteration: klásma
    Pronunciation: klas'-mah
    Description: from κλάω; a piece (bit):--broken, fragment.
  7. Strong's Number: G4051
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: περίσσευμα
    Transliteration: perísseuma
    Pronunciation: per-is'-syoo-mah
    Description: from περισσεύω; a surplus, or superabundance:--abundance, that was left, over and above.
  8. Strong's Number: G2033
    There are 63 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἑπτά
    Transliteration: heptá
    Pronunciation: hep-tah'
    Description: a primary number; seven:--seven.
  9. Strong's Number: G4711
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: σπυρίς
    Transliteration: spyrís
    Pronunciation: spoo-rece'
    Description: from σπείρω (as woven); a hamper or lunch-receptacle:--basket.