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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
When When, at which time. Adv H3753 ὅτε ote
I broke To break (in pieces), break bread. V-AIA-1S H2806 ἔκλασα eklasa
five thousand, Five thousand. Adj-AMP H4000 πεντακισχιλίους pentakischilious
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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the The, the definite article. N-AMP H740 ἄρτους artous
how many How much, how great, how many. IPro-AMP H4214 πόσους posous
hand-baskets A large basket. N-AMP H2894 κοφίνους kophinous
for Into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among. Adj-AMP H4134 πλήρεις plēreis
of fragments A fragment, broken piece. N-GNP H2801 κλασμάτων klasmatōn
did you take up?” To raise, lift up, take away, remove. V-AIA-2P H142 ἤρατε ērate
They say (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PIA-3P H3004 λέγουσιν legousin
“Twelve.” Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. Adj-AMP H1427 δώδεκα dōdeka

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Berean Bible When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They say to Him, “Twelve.”
King James Bible When I broke brake the five loaves for the among five thousand, how many hand-baskets baskets full of fragments did you take up?” took ye up? They say to Him, “Twelve.”unto him, Twelve.
Hebrew Greek English When when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets baskets full of fragments did broken pieces you take up?” picked up?" They say said to Him, “Twelve.”"Twelve."
New American Standard Bible 1995 When when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets baskets full of fragments did broken pieces you take up?” picked up?" They say said to Him, “Twelve.”"Twelve."