Luke 9:13
Give ye them to eat.
The apostles tell Jesus to send away to crowd so they can find food in nearby towns.
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Luke 9:13 You give them something to eat.
Give to them to eat, you yourselves.
Greek
Greek Word Order
Our labor should produce nourishment for others.
Lost in Translation
In this verse, the use of plural "you" pronoun emphasizes it. Since it is part of the verb, it is not needed. Here, it appears at the end of the verse, which is odd. It almost seems like the answer to a separate question such as "who should give them something to eat?" "You yourselves/"
Vocabulary (Greek word by word)
Δότε [147 verses](verb 2nd pl aor imperat act or verb 2nd pl aor ind act) "Give" is didomi, which means "to give," "to grant," "to hand over," "appoint," "establish," and "to describe."
αὐτοῖς, [55 verses](pron/adj pl masc dat) "Them" is the dative case of the third-person, plural adjective that is used as a pronoun. The word also means "the same,""one's true self," and "the soul" as opposed to the body. It also means "of one's own accord." A dative object of a preposition implies no movement but in a fixed position.
φαγεῖν [20 verses](verb aor inf act) "To Eat" is phago which is a form of the word, phagein, which means to eat," "to eat up," and "to devour."
ὑμεῖς [92 verses](pron 2nd pl nom) "You" is hymeis, which is the plural nominative form of the second person, "you."
KJV — word by word
Give -- The verb translated as "given" means "to give," "to grant," "to hand over," "appoint," "establish," and "to describe." It is almost always translated as some form of "give." The form is a command given to a group or a statement to a group.
ye --- The pronoun "you" is used explicitly as the subject of the sentence. When it has no verb, the verb "is" or the previous verb is assumed. When it is already part of the verb, its use here creates emphasis on the "you" as we might say "you yourselves." It sometimes precedes a verbal adjective or infinitive where it is not part of the verb. It is plural.
missing "yourselves" ---- (MW) The pronoun is used here explicitly as the subject of the sentence. Since this information is already in the verb, the sense is repetitive as we say "you yourselves."
them -- The word translated as "them" or "to them" is the Greek adjective that acts like our third-person pronoun. The form is the third person, plural as an indirect object of the verb or the object of a preposition.
to -- This "to" is added because the infinitive form of the verb requires a "to" in English.
eat. -- The word translated as "eat" is one of the two common words used to mean "eat. "It means "to eat," "to eat up," and "to devour." It also means to "fret" as we say "to eat up."
NIV — word by word
You --- The pronoun "you" is used explicitly as the subject of the sentence. When it has no verb, the verb "is" or the previous verb is assumed. When it is already part of the verb, its use here creates emphasis on the "you" as we might say "you yourselves." It sometimes precedes a verbal adjective or infinitive where it is not part of the verb. It is plural.
missing "yourselves" ---- (MW) The pronoun is used here explicitly as the subject of the sentence. Since this information is already in the verb, the sense is repetitive as we say "you yourselves."
give -- The verb translated as "given" means "to give," "to grant," "to hand over," "appoint," "establish," and "to describe." It is almost always translated as some form of "give." The form is a command given to a group or a statement to a group.
them -- The word translated as "them" or "to them" is the Greek adjective that acts like our third-person pronoun. The form is the third person, plural as an indirect object of the verb or the object of a preposition.
something -- (IW) This word is not in the Greek source.
to -- This "to" is added because the infinitive form of the verb requires a "to" in English.
eat. -- The word translated as "eat" is one of the two common words used to mean "eat. "It means "to eat," "to eat up," and "to devour." It also means to "fret" as we say "to eat up."