People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . h hem it in makes it liable to storms and suddengusts of wind which often sweep down upon the lake now, as they did in ourLords day. 2. two ships [boats] standing] These were two small fishing boats,one Simons and the other probably Zebedees, pulled up on the are only a few fishing boats (three or four) on the lake now, althoughfish still abound. The timber for boats is scarce; fish bring a high price,as there is a government tax up
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . h hem it in makes it liable to storms and suddengusts of wind which often sweep down upon the lake now, as they did in ourLords day. 2. two ships [boats] standing] These were two small fishing boats,one Simons and the other probably Zebedees, pulled up on the are only a few fishing boats (three or four) on the lake now, althoughfish still abound. The timber for boats is scarce; fish bring a high price,as there is a government tax upon those sold. But the boats and vessels then found upon the lake musthave been very numerous;some say there were thou-sands. The fishermen hav-ing toiled all night, hadpulled their boats up on thewhite sandy beach, and hadgone on shore to clean andmend their nets, to be readyfor the next nights work. their nets] The Greekword here used, dlKwa, mayhave first meant cast nets, butlater it appears to have beenapplied to any kind of using the casting net,whichwas pear-shaped, the fisher-man commonly went out intothe water, and seeing signs of. W^^^ BOAT ON SEA OF GALILEE. (After a Photograph.) fish, dexterously twirled the net over his head, flinging it out flat upon the waterover the fish, the weights at the rim of the net causing it to sink down quicklyand to enclose the fish. Two other words are used to designate fishing nets inthe gospels. In Matt. 4:18, au<pil3A7jGTpov, meaning what is thrown around,and describes the casting net. In Matt. 4: 20, he uses the other word, dUrva,for nets, apparently referring to the same ones as in v. 18. But in Matt. Common Version. 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:but the fishermen were gone out of them, andwere washing their nets. Revised Version. 2 Gennesaret; and he saw two boats standingby the lake: but the fishermen had goneout of them, and were washing their nets. Luke 5 : 3-7.] THE DRAUGHT OF FISHES. 87 13 : 47, the word
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