Mark 6:31

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 And the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
• Mark 1:45 : 45 But he went out and began to publish it much, and to spread the matter abroad so that Jesus could no longer openly enter into the city, but was outside in desert places; and they came to him from every direction.
• Mark 3:7 : 7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
• John 6:1 : 1 After these things, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
• Matt 14:13 : 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed from there by ship into a deserted place apart: and when the people heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.