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Let the children first be fed

"The children must eat first" or "I must feed the children first." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

children

the Jews. AT: "I must serve the Jews first." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

bread

food

dogs

the Gentiles.

even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs

"you can serve me, a gentile, in this small way" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

crumbs

very small pieces of bread