MLV(i)
1 The crowd was enormous in those days, and they do not have anything to eat. Jesus, having called to him his disciples, says to them,
2 I have compassion upon the crowd, because they already remain with me for three days and do not have anything that they might eat.
3 And if I dismiss them starving to their house, they will be fainting on the road; for some of them have come from far away.
4 And his disciples answered him, From where shall anyone be able to feed these men bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves do you have?
Now they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded the crowd to lean-back upon the soil. And he took the seven loaves, and having given-thanks, he broke them and was giving them to his disciples, in order that they might place them beside them, and they placed them beside the crowd. 7 And they were holding a few small-fish, and having given-thanks, he said to his disciples to also place these beside them. 8 Now they ate and were fed, and they took up an abundance of broken pieces–seven baskets. 9 Now those who had eaten were approximately four thousand, and he dismissed them.
4 And his disciples answered him, From where shall anyone be able to feed these men bread here in the wilderness?
5 And he asked them, How many loaves do you have?
Now they said, Seven.
6 And he commanded the crowd to lean-back upon the soil. And he took the seven loaves, and having given-thanks, he broke them and was giving them to his disciples, in order that they might place them beside them, and they placed them beside the crowd. 7 And they were holding a few small-fish, and having given-thanks, he said to his disciples to also place these beside them. 8 Now they ate and were fed, and they took up an abundance of broken pieces–seven baskets. 9 Now those who had eaten were approximately four thousand, and he dismissed them.