Mark 8:7

7 And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.

Mark 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:7

And they had a few small fishes
Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him:

and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].
It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distribution of the bread; and so the Syriac version renders it, "upon whom also he blessed"; and the Persic thus, "and he also blessed the fishes"; but, according to Matthew they were both blessed, and brake, and distributed together, as it is highly reasonable to suppose they were both ate together; (See Gill on Matthew 15:36).

Mark 8:7 In-Context

5 And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: seven.

6 And he commaunded the people to syt doune on the grounde. And he toke the .vii. loves gave thankes brake and gave to his disciples to set before them. And they dyd set the before the people.

7 And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.

8 And they ate and were suffysed: And they toke vp yf the broken meate that was lefte .vii. baskettes full.

9 And they yt ate were in nomber aboute fowre thousand. And he sent them awaye.