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# General Information:
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Here "him" and "He" refer to Saul.
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# All who heard him
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The word "All" is a generalization. Alternate translation: "Those who heard him" or "Many who heard him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]])
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# Is not this the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who called on this name?
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This is a rhetorical and negative question that emphasizes that Saul was indeed the man who had persecuted the believers. Alternate translation: "This is the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who called on this name Jesus!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# this name
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Here "name" refers to Jesus. Alternate translation: "the name of Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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