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## sit down ##
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or "lie down," depending on your local custom
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## (Now there was much grass in the place.) ##
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This was a comfortable place for the people to sit.
## the people...the men...the people ##
the crowd (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## five thousand in number ##
While the crowd probably included women and children ([John 6:4](./04.md)), only the men were counted.
## giving thanks ##
Jesus is praying to God the Father and thanking him for the fish and the loaves.
## he distributed ##
Jesus broke the loaves and fish first and passed them to his disciples. The disciples then passed the bread and fish to the people.