2 Kings 4:43
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And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left.

Luke 9:13
But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

John 6:9
There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many?

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And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left.

his servitor

2 Kings 4:12 And he said to Giezi, his servant: Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him,

What

Matthew 14:16,17 But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat. . . .

Matthew 15:33,34 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude? . . .

Mark 6:37-39 And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat. . . .

Mark 8:4 And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?

Luke 9:13 But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

John 6:9 There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many?

They shall eat

Matthew 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

Matthew 15:37 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

Matthew 16:8-10 And Jesus knowing it, said: Why do you think within yourselves, O ye of little faith, for that you have no bread? . . .

Mark 6:42,43 And they all did eat, and had their fill. . . .

Mark 8:20 When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven.

Luke 9:17 And they did all eat and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.

John 6:11-13 And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would. . . .

Context
Feeding a Hundred Men
42And a certain man came from Baalsalisa, bringing to the man of God, bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new corn in his scrip. And he said: Give to the people, that they may eat. 43And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left.44So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord.…
Lexicon
But his servant
מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ (mə·šā·rə·ṯōw)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

asked,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“How
מָ֚ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

am I to set
אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

twenty loaves
זֶ֔ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

before
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

a hundred
מֵ֣אָה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred

men?”
אִ֑ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

“Give
תֵּ֤ן (tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

it to the people
לָעָם֙ (lā·‘ām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

to eat,”
וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ (wə·yō·ḵê·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

said Elisha,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֥ה (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:
אָמַ֛ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘They will eat
אָכֹ֥ל (’ā·ḵōl)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

and have [some] left over.’”
וְהוֹתֵֽר׃ (wə·hō·w·ṯêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve


Additional Translations
But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus said the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

And his servant said, Why should I set this before a hundred men? and he said, Give to the people, and let them eat; for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat and leave.

And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.

And his servant said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

And his servitor said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.

His servant said, "What, should I set this before a hundred men?" But he said, "Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, 'They will eat, and will have some left over.'"

And his minister saith, 'What -- do I give this before a hundred men?' and he saith, 'Give to the people, and they eat, for thus said Jehovah, Eat and leave;'
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