en_tn_condensed/act/20/11.md

Connecting Statement:

This is the end of the part of the story about Paul's preaching at Troas and about Eutychus.

General Information:

Here the word "he" refers to Paul.

broke bread

Bread was a common food during meals. Here "break bread" probably means they shared a meal with more kinds of food than just bread. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

he left

"he went away"

the boy

This refers to Eutychus (Acts 20:09). Possible meanings are 1) he was a young man over 14 years old or 2) he was a boy between 9 and 14 years old or 3) the word "boy" implies that he was a servant or a slave.

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/comfort