Mark 6 : 33

Greek places the subject οἱ ὄχλοι after the participle ὑπάγοντας, while Peshitta and Vulgate position their subjects (ܣܓܝܐܐ / multi) earlier in the clause. The Peshitta uses the temporal particle ܟܕ ('when/while') to introduce the participial phrase, a typical Syriac construction for circumstantial clauses.

Greek οἱ ὄχλοι ('the crowds') appears post-verbally; Peshitta ܣܓܝܐܐ ('many') and Vulgate multi ('many') both appear earlier and use an adjective rather than the noun 'crowds,' representing a minor lexical substitution with equivalent semantic force.

Greek includes both ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτὸν πολλοὶ ('many recognized him') with explicit subject πολλοὶ and object αὐτὸν. Peshitta ܘܐܫܬܘܕܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ('and they recognized them') uses a plural object pronoun, while Vulgate et cognoverunt multi omits an explicit object entirely, creating ambiguity about whether 'many' recognized Jesus or the departing group.

Greek καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς ('and went before them') uses the compound verb προέρχομαι with explicit object. Peshitta ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ('they preceded him') employs a single verb with pronominal suffix, while Vulgate et prævenerunt eos uses the compound prævenerunt ('they anticipated/preceded') with explicit object pronoun, all expressing the same action of arriving ahead.

Greek includes the final clause καὶ συνῆλθον πρὸς αὐτόν ('and they came together to him'), emphasizing the crowds' assembly around Jesus. Peshitta completely omits this clause, ending with ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܠܬܡܢ ('they preceded him there'). Vulgate preserves only the object pronoun eos, which may refer back to the departing group rather than indicating assembly, representing a substantive textual divergence in the verse's conclusion.

Vulgate inserts a colon after multi, creating a pause that separates the recognition from the subsequent action. Neither Greek nor Peshitta manuscripts indicate such a division, treating the sequence as a continuous narrative flow.