And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

Andª he commandedª° the¹ multitudeª to sit downª° onª the¹ ground.ª

Andª hee commaundedª° the¹ multitudeª to sit downeª° onª the¹ ground.ª

And he directed that the multitudes should recline upon the ground.

And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground.

καὶ παραγγείλας τῷ ὄχλῳ ἀναπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν

And having-messaged-beside unto-the-one unto-a-crowd to-have-had-fallen-up upon to-the-one to-a-soil,