Mark 8 : 19

The Peshitta inserts the demonstrative pronoun ܗܠܝܢ ('these') to specify the loaves, making explicit what is implicit in the Greek article τοὺς. The Vulgate omits any demonstrative or article, rendering the construction more economically.

Greek employs a single attributive adjective phrase (πόσους κοφίνους κλασμάτων πλήρεις, 'how many baskets full of fragments'); Syriac inserts a second temporal particle ܟܕ ('when/while') before ܡܠܝܢ ('full'), creating a circumstantial clause construction; Latin follows Greek word order with quot cophinos fragmentorum plenos but uses the genitive fragmentorum where Greek uses the genitive κλασμάτων—both traditions employ parallel genitive constructions, while Syriac's ܕܩܨܝܐ ('of fragments') with ܟܕ ܡܠܝܢ restructures the syntax.

Greek marks the interrogative with a semicolon after ἤρατε; Vulgate inserts a colon after sustulistis and adds an explicit question mark, creating a two-part punctuation structure; Syriac follows Greek in treating the question as a single unit without internal punctuation.

Greek uses λέγουσιν αὐτῷ with a raised dot (·) to introduce direct speech; Latin employs Dicunt ei with a colon, creating a more formal punctuation break; Syriac ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ follows Greek in using minimal punctuation to introduce the response.