Acts 23:10
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
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ASV
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.
KJV
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| πολλῆς | pollēs | great | G4183 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| γινομένης | ginomenēs | is becoming | G1096 → |
| στάσεως, | staseōs | dissension, | G4714 → |
| φοβηθεὶς | phobētheis | having feared | G5399 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| χιλίαρχος | chiliarchos | commander | G5506 → |
| μὴ | mē | lest | G3361 → |
| διασπασθῇ | diaspasthēa | may be torn to pieces | G1288 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Παῦλος | Paulos | Paul | G3972 → |
| ὑπ᾽ | hup᾽ | by | G5259 → |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | them | G846 → |
| ἐκέλευσεν | ekeleusen | he commanded | G2753 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| στράτευμα | strateuma | troop | G4753 → |
| καταβὰν | kataban | having gone down | G2597 → |
| ἁρπάσαι | harpasai | to take by force | G726 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → |
| μέσου | mesou | midst | G3319 → |
| αὐτῶν, | autōn | of them, | G846 → |
| ἄγειν | agein | to bring [him] | G71 → |
| τε | te | then | G5037 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| παρεμβολήν.¶ | parembolēn | barracks. | G3925 → |
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