Acts 9:2

Requested from him iggrot of reshus (authorization) to the shuls of Damascus, that if someone he should find being mishtatef (involved) in HaDerech, + 9:2 Hashem both anashim and nashim, he may lead them bound to Yerushalayim. + 9:2 Isa 17:1; Jer 49:23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

In Context

1Now Sha'ul, still breathing a threat even of retzach (murder) keneged (against) the talmidim of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu, having approached the Kohen Gadol,

3Now as he goes, it came about that he comes near Damascus, and suddenly shone around him an Ohr (Light) from Shomayim;

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Cross References

Esther 3:8And Haman said unto HaMelech Achashverosh, There is Am Echad scattered abroad and dispersed among the amim in all the provinces of thy malkhut (kingdom, realm); and their dat (law) is different from kol am; neither obey they the datei HaMelech; therefore it is not suitable for HaMelech to tolerate them.

Acts 6:9But some of the men from the shul called the Beit Knesset of the Meshuchrarim (the Freedmen) and the Cyrenians and the Alexandrians, and the ones from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stefanos,

Acts 9:14And here he has samchut (authority) from the Rashei Kohanim to bind all the ones davening b'Shem of you.

Acts 18:25This one had been taught the Derech Hashem and was on fire in the Ruach Hakodesh and saying shiurim and drashot accurate and true to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. But Rav Apollos was acquainted only with the tevilah of teshuva of Yochanan. + 18:25 See Lk 3:16

Acts 19:23Now during that time there was no small disturbance concerning the Derech Hashem.

Acts 24:14For Ani modeh (I confess) this to you, that according to the Derech Hashem, which they call a “kat”, + 24:14 of Judaism I serve the Elohei Avoteinu, having emunah in everything written according to the Torah and the Nevi'im.

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:2-10

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5… Read the whole commentary →

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