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Acts 21:40

Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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ASV

And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,

KJV

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantosWhen was permittingG2010 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
αὐτοῦautouheG846 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972 →
ἑστὼςhestōshaving stoodG2476 →
ἐπὶepionG1909 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnstairsG304 →
κατέσεισενkateseisenmade a signG2678 →
τῇtēawith theG3588 →
χειρὶcheirihandG5495 →
τῷtōto theG3588 →
λαῷ,laōpeople,G2992 →
πολλῆςpollēsgreatG4183 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
σιγῆςsigēssilenceG4602 →
γενομένηςgenomenēshaving taken placeG1096 →
προσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenhe addressed [them]G4377 →
τῇtēain theG3588 →
ἙβραΐδιHebraidiHebrewG1446 →
διαλέκτῳdialektōlanguageG1258 →
λέγων·¶legōnsaying:G3004 →

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Acts 12:17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.John 5:2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.Acts 22:2When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,Acts 26:14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’Acts 19:33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.Acts 21:35When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.Revelation 16:16And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.2 Kings 9:13Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”John 19:17Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.Acts 6:1In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.Luke 23:38Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.John 19:20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.John 19:13When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.Revelation 9:11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.Acts 13:16Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!John 13:24So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.Luke 1:22When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.Acts 1:19This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

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