en_tn/act/23/12.md

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# Connecting Statement:
While Paul was in the prison at the fortress, the disbelieving religious Jews vow to kill him.
# formed a conspiracy
"organized a group with a shared purpose" here, to kill Paul.
# called a curse down upon themselves with an oath
The noun "curse" can be translated as a verb. It can also be made explicit what would cause them to be cursed. AT: "asked God to curse them if they did not do what they promised" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# forty men
"40 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# who formed this conspiracy
"who made this plan" or "who planned to kill Paul"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]