{The five ... the two} (	ous pente ... tous duo). Pointing
back to verse  13 , fine example of the Greek article. {And gave}
(kai edidou). Imperfect active of did(936d)i, kept on giving.
This picturesque imperfect is preceded by the aorist kateklasen
(brake), a single act. This latter verb in the N.T. only here and
the parallel in  Mr 6:41 , though common enough in ancient Greek.
We say "break off" where here the Greek has "break down" (or
thoroughly), perfective use of kata.