Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThey brought these men before the apostles, who prayed over them and laid their hands on them.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThese they presented before the shlichim, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
KJV
King James VersionWhom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Footnotes
ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας ("laying hands on them") reflects the Jewish practice of semikha (סְמִיכָה)—the laying on of hands to commission, ordain, and transfer authority, used for ordaining elders and consecrating sacrifices. This is not a merely symbolic gesture but a formal covenantal act of delegation and empowerment, rooted in a thoroughly Hebraic framework.
