en_tn/luk/09/15.md

# So they did this

"This" refers to what Jesus told them to do [Luke 9:14](./12.md). They told the people to sit down in groups of about fifty people.

# Taking the five loaves

"Jesus took the five loaves of bread"

# up to heaven

This refers to looking up, toward the sky. The Jews believed that heaven was located above the sky. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# he blessed them

This refers to the loaves of bread and the fish.

# to set before

"to pass out to" or "to give to"

# were satisfied

This idiom means they ate enough food so they were not hungry. AT: "they had as much as they wanted to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# what was left over was picked up

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the disciples picked what was left over" or "the disciples picked up the pieces of food that remained" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])