en_tn_condensed/jhn/06/10.md

sit down

"lie down"

Now there was a lot of grass in the place

John briefly stops telling about the events in the story in order to give background information about the place where this event happens. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)

So the men sat down, about five thousand in number

While the crowd probably included women and children (John 6:4-5), here John is counting only the men.

giving thanks

Jesus prayed to God the Father and thanked him for the fish and the loaves.

he gave it

"he" here represents "Jesus and his disciples." AT: "Jesus and his disciples gave it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)