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OET (OET-LV) And having_come_out, he_saw a_ great _crowd, and he_was_feeling_compassion to them and healed the sick of_them.
OET (OET-RV) So when he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd of people, and he felt compassion towards them, and he healed the sick people they’d brought.
In this section, Jesus showed his love for people by healing the sick and providing food for everyone. He provided food for them by miraculously multiplying a few pieces of bread and a few fish. He also tested the disciples to see how they would respond to the need of the people.
Here are some other possible headings for this section:
Jesus miraculously gives food to five thousand men
Five Thousand Fed (NASB)
There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 6:30–44, Luke 9:10–17, and John 6:1–14.
When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd,
When he stepped out of the boat, he saw many people.
When the boat arrived at the other side, Jesus got out and saw that a large crowd had followed him.
When He stepped ashore: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as When He stepped ashore is more literally “Having gotten out.” This phrase refers to Jesus getting out of the boat. When the boat arrived at the far shore, Jesus stepped out of the boat onto land.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
So as he stepped ashore (NJB)
Jesus got out of the boat, and (GNT)
When the boat arrived at the shore, Jesus got out
saw a large crowd: The phrase large crowd refers to many people.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
he saw many people waiting for him
He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
He felt compassion for them and he healed the sick people among them.
He pitied them, and he miraculously healed those who were sick among them.
He had compassion on them: The Greek word that the BSB translates as had compassion means “had pity” or “felt sympathy.” Jesus understood the people and their troubles, and he wanted to help them.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
he pitied them
He felt sorry for them (GW)
You may have an idiomatic way to translate this term. In English, here are some examples of an idiomatic translation:
his heart was filled with pity for them (GNT)
his heart went out to them (REB)
healed their sick: The phrase their sick means the sick people among the crowd. These were probably sick people whom the healthy people brought along. Jesus miraculously healed these people. He healed them by God’s power. He did not heal them as a doctor heals people with medicine.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
healed those who were sick (NCV)
miraculously healed the sick people whom they had brought
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐξελθὼν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθών εἶδεν πολύν ὄχλον καί ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς καί ἐθεράπευσεν τούς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν)
Matthew could be implying that Jesus comes out: (1) of the boat in which he traveled across the Sea of Galilee. Alternate translation: [having come out of the boat] or [having disembarked]; (2) of the desolate area, where he wanted to be alone. Alternate translation: [having come out of the place where he was alone]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go
ἐξελθὼν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθών εἶδεν πολύν ὄχλον καί ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς καί ἐθεράπευσεν τούς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν)
In a context such as this, your language might say “gone” instead of come. Alternate translation: [having gone out]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ’
˱he˲_˓was˒_feeling_compassion to
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of compassion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he sympathized with]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
τοὺς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθών εἶδεν πολύν ὄχλον καί ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς καί ἐθεράπευσεν τούς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν)
Matthew is using the adjective sick as a noun to mean sick people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the sick people among them]
OET (OET-LV) And having_come_out, he_saw a_ great _crowd, and he_was_feeling_compassion to them and healed the sick of_them.
OET (OET-RV) So when he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd of people, and he felt compassion towards them, and he healed the sick people they’d brought.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.
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