Luke 5:2

King James Version (KJV)

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Translations

Luke 5:2 - Amplified Bible

And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - American Standard Version

and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - Bible in Basic English

And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - Darby Bible

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - English Standard Version

and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - King James Version

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

vio dos barcas que estaban a la orilla del lago, pero los pescadores habìan bajado de ellas y lavaban las redes.

Luke 5:2 - The Message

Luke 5:2 - New American Standard Bible

and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

vio dos barcas que estaban a la orilla del lago, pero los pescadores habìan bajado de ellas y lavaban las redes.

Luke 5:2 - World English Bible

He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 - Young's Living Translation

and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

Luke 5:2 - Additional Comments

There were 2 boats, one owned by Simon (vs 3) with his brother Andrew (Matt 4:18), the other by Zebedee, whose sons James and John fished with him (Mark 1:20). When Jesus walked up they were still fishing out on the water (Matt 4:18), but they soon came to land, frustrated, without fish, and were now washing their nets.
In 1986 a wooden vessel from the first century was discovered near Nof Ginnosaur on the lake's northwestern shore. Studies have determined the type of wood that was used (mainly cedar and oak), the style of construction (mortise and tenon joints), the date (on the basis of construction techniques, pottery and Carbon 14 tests) and the size (26 by 7 feet - big enough for 15 men). This is believed to be the type of boat that Peter would have used.
Note that the nets were washed on land, for they were out of the boats when they washed their nets. After washing their nets, they must have returned them to the boats, since they would be used when Jesus was aboard.

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