King James Version
Acts 23:22 in the King James Version says “So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these th...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.”
Acts 23:22 · KJV
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So”
G3303properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
“the chief captain”
G5506the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e., colonel
“depart”
G630to free fully, i.e., (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
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