Act 21:34 | NET2full | STEP | But some in the crowd shouted one thing , and others something else , and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance , he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks .

‏ Acts 21:34

34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, ^{▼▼tn L&N 33.77 has “ἄλλοι δὲ ἄλλο τι ἐπεφώνουν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ‘some in the crowd shouted one thing; others, something else’ Ac 21:34.”} and when the commanding officer ^{▼▼tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} was unable ^{▼▼tn This genitive absolute construction has been translated temporally; it could also be taken causally: “and since the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth.”} to find out the truth ^{▼▼tn Or “find out what had happened”; Grk “the certainty” (BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2).} because of the disturbance, ^{▼▼tn Or “clamor,” “uproar” (BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος).} he ordered Paul ^{▼▼tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} to be brought into the barracks. ^{▼▼tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”}