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# Connecting Statement:
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While Paul was in the prison at the fortress, the disbelieving religious Jews vow to kill him.
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# formed a conspiracy
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"organized a group with a shared purpose" here, to kill Paul.
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# called a curse down upon themselves with an oath
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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]])
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# forty men
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"40 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# who formed this conspiracy
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"who made this plan" or "who planned to kill Paul" |