^4:43But his attendant said, “How can I feed a hundred men with this?”⁶⁸ He replied, “Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the Lord says, ‘They will eat and have some left over.’ ”⁶⁹

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68 Heb “How can I set this before a hundred men?”
69 The verb forms are infinitives absolute (Heb “eating and leaving over”) and have to be translated in light of the context.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“How can I set this before a hundred men?” his servant asked.

But Elisha answered, “Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Elisha’s attendant asked, “What? Am I to set this before a hundred men?”

“Give it to the people to eat,” Elisha said, “for this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat, and they will have some left over.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

“What?” his servant exclaimed. “Feed a hundred people with only this?”

But Elisha repeated, “Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the Lord says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” He said, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus Yahweh says, ‘They shall eat and have some left over.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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