# five bread loaves of barley

"Five loaves of barley bread." Barley was a common grain.

# loaves

A loaf of bread is a lump of dough that is shaped and baked. These were probably small dense, round loaves.

# what are these among so many?

This remark appears in the form of a question to emphasize that they do not have enough food to feed everyone. AT: "these few loaves and fishes are not enough to feed so many people!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])