OET interlinear MARK 6:43

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κλάσματα δώδεκα κοφίνων πληρώματα, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰχθύων

fragments ˱of˲_twelve baskets fillings and of the fishes

Here Mark means that they filled the baskets with the leftovers from the meal, including broken pieces of bread and pieces from the fish. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the broken pieces of bread and parts of fish, the fillings of 12 baskets” or “the leftover pieces of bread and fish, the fillings of 12 baskets”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

δώδεκα κοφίνων πληρώματα

˱of˲_twelve baskets fillings

Here, Mark is using the possessive form to describe fillings that consisted of baskets that were stuffed with broken pieces. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “enough to fill 12 baskets” or “which filled up 12 baskets”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δώδεκα κοφίνων πληρώματα

˱of˲_twelve baskets fillings

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fillings, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “12 baskets full”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

δώδεκα κοφίνων

˱of˲_twelve baskets

The word baskets refers to large circular containers that store food or other items. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of container, you could use the name of something similar in your area, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “of 12 boxes” or “of 12 containers”