# General Information:

The writer begins to give background information about Aquila and Priscilla. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# There he met

Possible meanings are that 1) Paul happened to find by chance or 2) Paul intentionally found.

# a Jew named Aquila

Here the phrase "a certain" indicates this is introducing new person in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])

# a native of Pontus

Pontus was a province on the southern coast of the Black Sea. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# had recently come

This is probably sometime in the past year.

# Italy

This is the name of land. Rome is the capital city of Italy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Claudius had commanded

Claudius was the current Roman emperor. See how you translated this in [Acts 11:28](../11/28.md).

