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Matthew 8:30

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Now there was, far from them, a herd of many swine, feeding;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And there was, not far from them, a herd of many swine feeding.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Nowe there was, afarre off from them, a great heard of swine feeding.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And there was a good way off from them, an heard of many swine, feeding.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Now there was near by them a large herd of swine feeding.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And at a distance from them there was a herd of many swine feeding

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
there was 2258
{2258} Prime
ἦν
en
{ane}
Imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were).
z5713
<5713> Grammar
Tense - Imperfect (See G5775)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 532
a good way off 3112
{3112} Prime
μακράν
makran
{mak-ran'}
Feminine accusative singular of G3117 (G3598 being implied); at a distance (literally or figuratively).
from 575
{0575} Prime
ἀπό
apo
{ap-o'}
A primary particle; 'off', that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively).
them 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
an herd 34
{0034} Prime
ἀγέλη
agele
{ag-el'-ay}
From G0071 (compare G0032); a drove.
of many 4183
{4183} Prime
πολύς
polus
{pol-oos'}
Including the forms from the alternate 'pollos'; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverb largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely.
swine 5519
{5519} Prime
χοῖρος
choiros
{khoy'-ros}
Of uncertain derivation; a hog.
feeding. 1006
{1006} Prime
βόσκω
bosko
{bos'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G0977 and G1016); to pasture; by extension to fodder; reflexively to graze.
z5746
<5746> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Passive (See G5786)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 360
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 8:28-34.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 8:28-34.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 8:30

There was a herd of many swine — Which it was not lawful for the Jews to keep. Therefore our Lord both justly and mercifully permitted them to be destroyed.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Matthew 8:30

And there was (f) a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

(f) On a hill, as Mark and Luke witness: Now Gederah, as Josephus records, book seventeen chapter thirteen, lived after the order of the Greeks and therefore we must not be surprised if there were swine there.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
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Leviticus 11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it [is] unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Isaiah 65:3-4 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; ... Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable [things is in] their vessels;
Isaiah 66:3 He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Mark 5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Luke 8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Luke 15:15-16 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ... And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Lv 11:7. Dt 14:8. Is 65:3; 66:3. Mk 5:11. Lk 8:32; 15:15.

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