Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 9:12

"And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place." — Luke 9:12 (ASV)

And when the day began . . .—Literally, and the day began to wear away, and the Twelve came . . .

Into the towns and country.—Better, as before (Luke 9:6, Luke 8:34), the villages and farms.