Acts 23:14

some-who, come[ing]-toward to{the chief-consecrateds[i.e. chief priests]} and to{the elders}, say, "To{place-up-effect/anathema/offering} we-place-up-effect-ize/anathematize/offering-ize sameselves to-taste of{nothing} until of{which} we-may-be-killing-off/away the Paul.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

In Context

13Moreover, many-more-than forty have-been-being the make[ing] the-same, the swear-together[noun],

15So, now, you[plural], reveal-ize-in to{the thousand-chief/chiliarch}, together-with to{the council}, which-how he-may-lead-down same toward you, as being-about to-be-knowing-through/determining more-precisely the about of{same}. Moreover, we, before of{the} to-become-near same, are-being ready of{the} to-lift-up[i.e. remove/eliminate] same."

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Matthew Henry on Acts 23:13-35

A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring… Read the whole commentary →

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