Mark 5:11
“Now there was there nigh vnto the mountaines a great herd of swine, feeding.”
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Mark 5:11 Context
9And he asked him, What is thy name? And hee answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 10And hee besought him much, that he would not send them away out of the countrey. 11Now there was there nigh vnto the mountaines a great herd of swine, feeding. 12And all the deuils besought him, saying, Send vs into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13And forthwith Iesus gaue them leaue. And the vncleane spirits went out, and entred into the swine, and the herd ranne violently downe a steepe place into the sea (they were about two thousand) and were choked in the sea.
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Other Translations
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- King James Version
Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
- Basic English Bible
Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;
- Darby Bible
Now there was there nigh to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- Webster's Bible
Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.
- Weymouth Bible
Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.
- World English Bible
And there was there aboute the hille a greet flok of swyn lesewynge.
- Wycliffe Bible
And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
- Basic English Bible
Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;
- Darby Bible
Now there was there nigh to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
- Webster's Bible
Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.
- Weymouth Bible
Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.
- World English Bible
And there was there aboute the hille a greet flok of swyn lesewynge.
- Wycliffe Bible
And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
People's Bible Notes for Mark 5:11
Mr 5:11 Nigh unto the mountains. At Gersa the mountain rises near the sea. A great herd of swine. Either the property of Gentiles, or of Jews who disobeyed the law of Moses for gain.