{Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest
awhile} (Deute humeis autoi kat' idian eis er(886d)on topon kai
anapauesthe oligon). It was plain that they were over-wrought
and excited and needed refreshment (anapauesthe, middle voice,
refresh yourselves, "rest up" literally). This is one of the
needed lessons for all preachers and teachers, occasional change
and refreshment. Even Jesus felt the need of it. {They had no
leisure so much as to eat} (oude phagein eukairoun). Imperfect
tense again. Crowds were coming and going. Change was a
necessity.