Luke - 5:4

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4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 5:4.

Differing Translations

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Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep water and let down your nets for a haul.
Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, 'Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;'
When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."
And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
Then, when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Lead us into deep water, and release your nets for a catch."
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul."

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Launch, out - Go out with your vessels.
Into the deep - Into the sea; at a distance from the shore.
For a draught - A draught of fish; or let down your nets for the "taking" of fish.

Now when he had left speaking,.... Teaching the people, and preaching the word of God unto them out of the ship, as they stood on the shore before him.
He said unto Simon, launch out into the deep; he spoke to Simon Peter, being the master of the vessel, to thrust it out, or put it off further into deep water, more convenient for fishing;
and let down your nets for a draught; of fishes: his meaning is, that he would give orders to his servants, to put out the vessel to sea, to take their nets and cast them into the sea, in order to take and draw up a quantity of fish, which was their business.

for a draught--munificent recompense for the use of his boat.

Put out into the deep. Deep water.
For a draught. He thus promises one.
At thy word. Though he had fished all night in vain, at Christ's word he would try again. He already was a disciple of Christ (John 1:40-42).

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