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they all took
"everyone took" or "all of them grabbed". This is a hyperbole because every single member of the crowd could not take him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue
A Jewish ruler of the synagogue at Corinth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
beat him
"hit him" or "punched him". Sosthenes was physically beaten.