en_tn_condensed/act/23/21.md

401 B

forty men

"40 men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

lying in wait for him

"ready to ambush Paul" or "ready to kill Paul"

They have called a curse down on themselves, neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him

"They have sworn to eat or drink nothing until they have killed Paul. And they asked God to curse them if they do not do what they promised to do"