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Mar 6:40 (KJV) — And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

Mar 6:40 (MGNT) — καὶ ἀνέπεσαν πρασιαὶ πρασιαὶ κατὰ ἑκατὸν καὶ κατὰ πεντήκοντα

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by hundreds	It is generally supposed that they were so arranged as to be a hundred in rank, or depth, and fifty in front, or file; which would make the number just five thousand, and will reconcile this account with Luke's, who only speaks of their sitting down by fifties. Luk 9:14,15