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# General Information:
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Verse 29 gives background information about the Jews from Asia.
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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins the story of Paul's arrest.
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# the seven days
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These are the seven days for purification.
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# in the temple
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Paul was not in the temple itself. He was in the temple courtyard. Alternate translation: "in the temple courtyard" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# stirred up the whole crowd
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Inciting people to become very angry at Paul is spoken of as if they stirred up the crowd's emotions. Alternate translation: "caused a large number of people to be very angry at Paul" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# laid hands on him
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Here "laid hands on" means to "seize" or to "grab." See how you translated "laid hands on" in [Acts 5:18](../05/18.md). Alternate translation: "grabbed Paul" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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