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# General Information:
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Here the first word "they" refers to the craftsmen who made the idols ([Acts 19:24-25](./23.md)). The second word "They" refers to the people who had gathered to hear the craftsmen who shouted.
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# General Information:
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Gaius and Aristarchus came from Macedonia but were working with Paul in Ephesus at this time.
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# they were filled with anger
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This speaks of the craftsmen as though they were containers. Here "anger" is spoken of as if it were the contents that fill a container. AT: "they became very angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# cried out
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"shouted aloud" or "shouted loudly"
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# The whole city was filled with confusion
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Here "city" refers to the people. The city is spoken of as if it were a container. And, "confusion" is spoken of as if it were the contents that filled the container. AT: "Then people all over the city became upset and started shouting" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the people rushed together
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This was a mob or near riot situation.
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# into the theater
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The Ephesus theater was used for public meetings and for entertainment such as plays and music. It was an outdoor semi-circular area with bench seats that could hold thousands of people.
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# Paul's travel companions
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The men who had been with Paul.
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# Gaius and Aristarchus
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These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) |