New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Jesus Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr. N-NMS H2424 Ἰησοῦς iēsous
Analysis:
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said, to say H3004    
"Have to make, do V-AMA-2P H4160 ποιήσατε poiēsate
the people a man, human, mankind N-AMP H444 ἀνθρώπους anthrōpous
sit to fall back V-AIA-3P H377 ἀναπεσεῖν anapesein
down." to fall back V-AIA-3P H377 ἀνέπεσαν anepesan
Now but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) Conj H1161 δὲ de
there was much much, many Adj-NMS H4183 πολὺς polus
grass a feeding place, food, grass N-NMS H5528 χόρτος chortos
in the place. a place N-DMS H5117 τόπῳ topō
So therefore, then, (and) so Conj H3767 οὖν oun
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the men a man N-NMP H435 ἄνδρες andres
sat down, to fall back V-AIA-3P H377    
in number a number N-AMS H706 ἀριθμὸν arithmon
about as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
five thousand. five thousand Adj-NMP H4000 πεντακισχίλιοι pentakischilioi
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.  

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
King James Bible And Jesus said, "Have Make the people men sit down." down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Berean Bible Jesus said, "Have “Make the people sit down." men to recline.” Now there was much grass in the place. So place; therefore the men sat down, in number reclined, about five thousand.thousand in number.
Hebrew Greek English Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.