For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
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Gill's Exposition
For they were about five thousand men,.... Beside women and children, Mat 14:21,
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Cambridge Bible
Jive thousand men)"Besides women and children," Mat 14:21. These would probably not be numerous, and would not (in accordance with Eastern usage) sit down with the men, but would stand apart.
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