^21:40When the commanding officer¹⁵⁷ had given him permission,¹⁵⁸ Paul stood¹⁵⁹ on the steps and gestured¹⁶⁰ to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,¹⁶¹ he addressed¹⁶² them in Aramaic,¹⁶³

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Footnotes

157 The referent (the commanding officer) has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.
158 Grk “Giving him permission.” The participle ἐπιτρέψαντος (epitrepsantos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
159 Grk “standing.” The participle ἑστώς (hestōs) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
160 Or “motioned.”
161 γενομένης (genomenēs) has been taken temporally. σιγή has “πολλῆς σιγῆς γενομένης when a great silence had fallen = when they had become silent Ac 21:40.”
162 Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness—‘to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆς δέ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἐβραίδι διαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Ac 21:40.”
163 Grk “in the Hebrew dialect, saying.” This refers to the Aramaic spoken in Palestine in the 1st century ( Ἑβραΐς). The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After receiving the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After he had given permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in Aramaic:

NLTNew Living Translation

The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So when he permitted him, Paul, standing there on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Aramaic language, saying,

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

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