Acts 22:2

BIBLE IN TEN · Nov 20, 2023 · 6m

Monday, 20 November 2023 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said: Acts 22:2 In the previous verse, Paul noted his desire to present his defense before the people. With that, it now continues, saying, “And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language.” As noted in the commentary on Acts 21:40, the meaning of the word translated as “Hebrew” would be the Aramaic variant of the inhabitants at this time. It would probably have had a mixture of both Hebrew and Aramaic mingled together, drawing on one language or…