Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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.’ ” Young's Literal Translation 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;’ King James Bible 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]. Hebrew But his servantמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ (mə·šā·rə·ṯōw) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 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 559: To utter, say “How מָ֚ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what am I to set אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set twenty loaves זֶ֔ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face a hundred מֵ֣אָה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred men?” אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person “Give תֵּ֤ן (tên) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it to the people לָעָם֙ (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 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 398: To eat said Elisha, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this is what כֹ֥ה (ḵōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֛ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘They will eat אָכֹ֥ל (’ā·ḵōl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 398: To eat and have [some] left over.’” וְהוֹתֵֽר׃ (wə·hō·w·ṯêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve |