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Connecting Statement:
While Paul was in the prison at the fortress, the disbelieving religious Jews vow to kill him.
formed a conspiracy
"organized a group with a shared purpose" here, to kill Paul.
called a curse down upon themselves with an oath
The noun "curse" can be translated as a verb. It can also be made explicit what would cause them to be cursed. Alternate translation: "asked God to curse them if they did not do what they promised" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)