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John 6:9

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There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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  1. 2 Kings 4:42–44Rank 1 from verse 9
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    42¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

    43And 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.

    44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.

  2. Mark 6:38Rank 2 from verse 9
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    38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

  3. Matthew 14:17Rank 3 from verse 9
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    17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

  4. Luke 9:13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

  5. Psalms 78:19Rank 5 from verse 9
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    19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

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John 6:9

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lad

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A boy, youth, young male, or younger male servant or attendant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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loaves

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Portions or shaped masses of bread baked as separate units.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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small

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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

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10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

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