Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
With permission given, Paul stands on the steps, motions to the crowd, and when a great hush comes over them, he addresses them in Hebrew.
It ends the chapter with the crowd finally quieted to hear him.
37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” 38“Do you speak Greek?” he replied. “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?” 39But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.” 40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew: