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- her masters - the owners of the slave girl
- the hope of their gain - This refers to the ability the girl had of divination and for people to pay for her prophecies.
- dragged them - "dragged Paul and Silas" but not the rest of the team of Luke and Timothy
- before the authorities - "into the presence of the authorities" or "to be judged by the authorities"
- When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said - "When the masters had brought Paul and Silas to the judges, the masters said"
- they are teaching - "Paul and Silas are teaching"
- not lawful for us - The masters were including the authorities in their claim since they were also Romans. (See en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_inclusive)