Acts 12:7

Then a malach HaAdon approached and ohr (light) shone in the cheder (room), and, having struck the side of Kefa, he awoke him, saying, Get up quickly! And the kavlei varzel (shackles of iron) fell off his hands. + 12:7 Ps 107:14; 149:8

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

In Context

6But b'lailah, when Herod was about to lead him out, Kefa, bound with two sharsherot (chains), was sleeping between two chaiyalim; and, before the delet (door), were shomrim (guards) keeping watch over the beis hasohar.

8The malach said to Kefa, Put on your gartel and tie your sandals. And Kefa did so. And the malach says to him, Put on your kaftan and follow me.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29For Thou art my ner (lamp), Hashem; 1 and Hashem will lighten my choshech. 1

1 Kings 19:7And the Malach Hashem came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the derech is too great for thee.

Psalms 37:32The rashah lieth in wait to ambush the tzaddik, 1 and seeketh to slay him. 1

Psalms 107:14He brought them out of choshech and tzalmavet, 1 and broke apart their chains. 1

Psalms 142:6I cried unto Thee, 1 Hashem; I said, 1 Thou art my refuge and my chelek (portion) in the Eretz HaChayyim. 1

Isaiah 37:30And this shall be HaOt unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth from the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant kramim (vineyards), and eat the fruit thereof.

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:6-20

Peter's Imprisonment and Deliverance. 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his… Read the whole commentary →

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