richmahn_en_tn/act/05/35.md

# pay close attention to

"think carefully about" or "be cautious about." Gamaliel was warning them not to do something that they would later regret.

# Theudas rose up

Possible meanings are 1) "Theudas rebelled" or 2) "Theudas appeared."

# claiming to be somebody

"claiming to be somebody important"

# He was killed

This can be stated in active form. AT: "People killed him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# all who had been obeying him were scattered

This can be stated in active form. AT: "all the people scattered who had been obeying him" or "all who had been obeying him went in different directions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# came to nothing

This means that they did not do what they had planned to do.

# After this man

"After Theudas"

# in the days of the census

"during the time of the census"

# drew away some people after him

This means that he persuaded some people to rebel with him against the Roman government. AT: "caused many people to follow him" or "caused many people to join him in rebellion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/galilee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/census]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]