Luke 8:5 "The sower (= the farmer; the one normally scattering seed) went out to sow his seed, and during the process of his sowing, one handful actually fell along the path (or: beside the road), and then the birds of the sky (or: atmosphere; heaven) ate it down (or: devoured it).

JMNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ "The sower (= the farmer; the one normally scattering seed) went out to sow his seed, and during the process of his sowing, one [handful] actually fell along the path (or: beside the road), and then the birds of the sky (or: atmosphere; heaven) ate it down (or: devoured it).