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- All the city was excited - "Many people in the city became angry at Paul" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hyperbole and en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- the doors were immediately shut - The caretakers quickly closed the temple doors after the crowd dragged Paul out. "The Jews immediately shut the temple doors" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- the chief captain - The military officer or leader of about 600 soldiers.
- all Jerusalem was in an uproar - "a lot of people in Jerusalem were in an uproar." This is an exaggeration to stress that a large crowd was upset by this event. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hyperbole and en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)