Mat 14:16 | RWP | e4.org | Give ye them to eat ( δοτε αυτοις υμεις φαγειν ). The emphasis is on υμεις in contrast (note position) with their "send away" ( απολυσον ). It is the urgent aorist of instant action ( δοτε ). It was an astounding command. The disciples were to learn that "no situation appears to Him desperate, no crisis unmanageable" (Bruce).

‏ Matthew 14:16

Give ye them to eat ( δοτε αυτοις υμεις φαγειν ). The emphasis is on υμεις in contrast (note position) with their "send away" ( απολυσον ). It is the urgent aorist of instant action ( δοτε ). It was an astounding command. The disciples were to learn that "no situation appears to Him desperate, no crisis unmanageable" (Bruce).