# General Information:

Here the word "he" refers to Paul's nephew. The word "him" refers to the chief captain.

# they were lying in wait

"they were ready to ambush Paul" or "they were waiting to kill Paul"

# the fortress

This fortress was connected to the outer temple court. See how you translated this in [Acts 21:34](../21/34.md).

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/centurion]]