# General Information:

Each use of word "they" most likely refers back to the people from the synagogue of the Freedmen in [Acts 6:9](./08.md). They were responsible for the false witnesses and for inciting the council, the elders, the scribes, and the other people.

# General Information:

Here the word "we" refers only to the false witness that they brought to testify. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])

# stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes

"caused the people, the elders, and the scribes to be very angry at Stephen"

# seized him

"grabbed him and held him so he could not get away"

# does not stop speaking

"continually speaks"

# handed down to us

The phrase "handed down" means "passed on." AT: "taught our ancestors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# fixed their eyes on him

This is an idiom that means they looked intently at him. Here "eyes" is a metonym for sight. AT: "looked intently at him" or "stared at him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# was like the face of an angel

This phrase compares his face to that of an angel but does not say specifically what they have in common. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/scribe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/stephen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/council]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyplace]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nazareth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]