8:10a

He got into the boat with His disciples: In some languages it may be more natural to say:

Jesus and his disciples got into a boat (God’s Word)

the boat: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as the boat refers to a specific boat. It is clear from the preceding context (7:31–37) that Jesus and his disciples had walked overland on their journey to Lake Galilee. He did not use a boat on this journey. Therefore, the boat may refer to a specific boat that Jesus had used on other occasions in the past. For example, see 6:45–54.

It may be confusing in your language to refer to a specific boat here when no boat was mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. If that is true, here are some options to consider:

• Refer to a specific boat and add a footnote. Here is an example footnote:

This boat may have been the same boat that Jesus and his disciples used when they went to Bethsaida (Mark 6:45–54).

• Refer to a specific boat and add a short identifying phrase in the text. For example:

the boat that they had used previously

• Use a general word for boat. For example:

a boat (Good News Bible)

His disciples: See how you translated this term at 2:15b and 8:1c. See also disciple in the Glossary for more information.

8:10b

and went to the district of Dalmanutha: The exact location of Dalmanutha is not known. Some scholars think it may be another name for the town of Magadan, also called Magdala. This town was located on the western side of Lake Galilee. You might want to include this information in a footnote.

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