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2 Kings 4:43

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41 Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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.’”

44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.

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BSB
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.’”
KJV
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 saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
WEB
His servant said, “What, should I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give it to the people, that they may eat; for the LORD says, ‘They will eat, and will have some left over.’”
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And his servant said, “How shall I set this before the face of a hundred men?” And He said again, “Give it to the people, that they may eat. For thus says YHWH, ‘[They] shall eat and have left over.’”
ÅB
Men hans tjener sa: Hvordan kan jeg sette dette fram for hundre mann? Han svarte: Gi det til folket, så de kan få spise! For så sier Herren: De skal spise og få tilovers.
OTB
Men hans tjener sa, "Hvordan skal jeg sette dette foran hundre menn?" Likevel sa han, "Gi dem til folket så de kan spise, for dette er hva Herren sier: 'De skal spise og ha noe til overs.'"
B1930
Men hans tjener sa: Hvorledes kan jeg sette dette frem for hundre mann? Han svarte: Gi det til folket, så de kan få ete! For så sier Herren: De skal ete og få tilovers.

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  • Luke 9:13

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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  • Matthew 14:20

    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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  • John 6:9

    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

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  • Matthew 16:8–10

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

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  • John 6:11–13

    Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.

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  • Matthew 15:33–34

    The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

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  • Mark 6:37–39

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

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  • Matthew 14:16–17

    “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

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