Mark 6:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Δεῦτε ὑμεῖς αὐτοὶ κατʼ ἰδίαν εἰς ἔρημον τόπον, καὶ ἀναπαύεσθε ὀλίγον: ἦσαν γὰρ οἱ ἐρχόμενοι καὶ οἱ ὑπάγοντες πολλοί, καὶ οὐδὲ φαγεῖν ηὐκαίρουν.

Transliteration

And eipen to them, Deute you yourselves by idian into erēmon topon, and anapauesthe oligon: were gar those erchomenoi and those hupagontes many, and not even phagein ēukairoun.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist, active, 3rd person, singular - he said
• *Deute*: adverb used as imperative - come
• *idian*: accusative, feminine, singular - private/alone
• *erēmon*: accusative, masculine, singular - deserted/solitary
• *topon*: accusative, masculine, singular - place
• *anapauesthe*: present imperative, middle, 2nd person, plural - rest yourselves
• *oligon*: accusative, neuter, singular - a little
• *gar*: postpositive particle - for
• *erchomenoi*: present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - coming
• *hupagontes*: present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - going away
• *phagein*: aorist infinitive, active - to eat
• *ēukairoun*: imperfect, active, 3rd person, plural - they had opportunity

Word Meanings

• *Deute*: come!/come here!
• *idian*: private/by yourselves/alone
• *erēmon*: deserted/solitary/uninhabited/wilderness
• *topon*: place/location/spot
• *anapauesthe*: rest yourselves/refresh yourselves/recover
• *oligon*: a little/a while/somewhat
• *erchomenoi*: coming/arriving
• *hupagontes*: going away/departing
• *phagein*: to eat/consume food
• *ēukairoun*: had opportunity/had leisure/had time

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, Come apart by yourselves into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayd vnto them: come ye aparte into the wyldernes and rest awhyle. For there were many comers and goers that they had no leasure so moche as to eate.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto them: Let vs go out of the waye in to the wyldernes, and rest a litle. For there were many comers and goers, and they had not tyme ynough to eate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayd vnto them, Come ye apart into the wildernes, & rest a while: for there were many commers and goers, that they had not leasure to eate.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto them: Come ye alone out of the way, into ye wyldernesse, and rest awhyle: For there were many commers and goers, and they had no leysure, so much as to eate.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, ‹Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:› for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he said to them, `Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

Referenced Verses

• Mark 3:20 : 20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so much so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.
• Mark 1:45 : 45 Instead, he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news, so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet people still came to him from everywhere.
• Mark 3:7 : 7 Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.
• John 6:1 : 1 After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias.
• Matt 14:13 : 13 When Jesus heard about this, He withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place. Yet the crowds, hearing of this, followed Him on foot from the towns.