Read Full ChapterIn Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes desiring to arrest me.
World English Bible (WEB)
In{G1722} Damascus{G1154} the governor{G1481} under Aretas{G702} the king{G935} kept{G5432} the city{G4172} of the Damascenes{G1153} with a garrison{G5432}{(G5707)}, desirous{G2309}{(G5723)} to apprehend{G4084}{(G5658)} me{G3165}:
Strong's King James
(32) In Dalmanuta (Moist with Blood), the ethnarch (governor) under Aretas (Husbandmen; Pleasing) the king was guarding the city of Dalmanuta to arrest me.
The F.O.G
[32] In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas posted guards around the city to arrest me.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
Young's Literal Translation
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