# the day was about to come to an end

"the day was about to end" or it was near the end of the day"

# five loaves of bread

A loaf of bread is a lump of dough that is shaped and baked.

# two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people

If "unless" is difficult to understand in your language, you could make a new sentence. "two fish. In order to feed all these people, we would have to go and buy food"

# about five thousand men

"about 5,000 men." This number does not include the women and children who might have been present. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Have them sit down

"Tell them to sit down"

# fifty each

"50 each" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/thetwelve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]