Acts 21:28

Crying out, Anashim, Bnei Yisroel, help us! This one is the ish who is giving shiurim to everyone everywhere keneged (against, in opposition to) HaAm + 21:28 Yisroel and the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu and this Makom HaKadosh, and in addition also he brought Yevanim into the Beis Hamikdash and has defiled Makom HaKadosh HaZeh. + 21:28 the Beis Hamikdash

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

In Context

27Now when the shivat yamim were about to be completed, unbelieving Yehudim from the Province of Asia [Ephesus], having seen Rav Sha'ul in the Beis Hamikdash, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid their hands on him, + 21:27 Jer 26:8

29— For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Rav Sha'ul and they had jumped to the conclusion and made the unwarranted assumption that Rav Sha'ul had brought Trophimus past the Soreg + 21:29 barrier of the holy precinct in the Beis Hamikdash.

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Cross References

Lamentations 1:10The adversary hath spread out his hand 1 upon all her precious things; 1 for she hath seen how the Goyim 1 entered into her [Beis] Hamikdash, 1 whom Thou didst command that 1 they should not enter into Thy Kahal (congregation, community). 1

Acts 6:13And edei sheker (false witnesses) swore falsely, saying, This man is not ceasing to speak words keneged (against) Makom HaKadosh HaZeh and the Torah. + 6:13 Ex 23:1; Ps 27:12

Acts 21:21And these Orthodox Jewish ma'aminim hameshichiyim have heard a rumor informing them about you, that you teach the Yehudim living among the Goyim in the Golus to be shmad and to commit apostasy from Moshe, + 21:21 Rabbeinu, i.e., Orthodox Judaism telling them to abandon bris milah for Bnei Yisroel and not to be shomer regarding the darkhei haTorah + 21:21 i.e. the Sinai Covenant and its mitzvot (ways of the Torah). + 21:21 Num 6:2,5

Acts 24:18And this is how they found me, having undergone purification in the Beis Hamikdash, not with rioters nor with any disturbance.

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:28-40

Paul Seized in the Temple; The Tumult at Jerusalem. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they… Read the whole commentary →

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