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OET (OET-RV) Then when King Herod sent for Peter and he wasn’t there, the prison guards were interrogated and then taken away to be executed.
¶ After that, Herod left Yudea and went up to Caesarea to stay.
OET-LV And Haʸrōdaʸs having_sought_after him and not having_found him, having_examined the guards, commanded them to_be_led_away to_death.
And having_come_down from the Youdaia to Kaisareia, he_was_staying.
SR-GNT Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι. Καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς Καισάρειαν, διέτριβεν. ‡
(Haʸrōdaʸs de epizaʸtaʸsas auton kai maʸ heurōn, anakrinas tous fulakas, ekeleusen apaⱪthaʸnai. Kai katelthōn apo taʸs Youdaias eis Kaisareian, dietriben.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Herod, having searched for him and not having found him, having questioned the guards, ordered them to be put to death. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was staying there.
UST Then Herod heard about it. So he commanded soldiers to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then Herod questioned the soldiers who had been guarding Peter. But the soldiers had no good explanation for what had happened. So Herod commanded them to be executed, which was how the Romans punished guards whose prisoners escaped. Afterwards, Herod went from the province of Judea to the city of Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.
BSB [After] Herod had searched for him [unsuccessfully], he examined the guards [and] ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea [and] spent some time [there].
MSB (Same as above)
BLB And Herod having sought after him and not having found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be led away to death. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.
AICNT Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
OEB And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.
WEBBE When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
LSV and Herod having sought for him, and having not found, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there].
FBV Herod had a thorough search made for him, but he couldn't be found. After interrogating the guards, Herod ordered that they should be executed.[fn] Then Herod left Judea and went to stay in Caesarea.
12:19 The Greek actually says, “that they be led away.” However, most commentators understand this to mean “led away to their deaths,” since the punishment for allowing prisoners to escape was execution.
TCNT When Herod searched for him but did not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be led away and executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
T4T Then Herod heard about it. So he commanded soldiers to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers who had been guarding Peter, and asked them, “How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?” But they could not explain it. So he commanded them to be led away to be executed {other soldiers to lead them away to execute them}. Afterwards, Herod went from Judea province down to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.
LEB No LEB ACTs book available
BBE And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there.
ASV And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.
DRA And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not; having examined the keepers, he commanded they should be put to death; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he abode there.
YLT and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there].
Drby And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed [there].
RV And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.
(And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Yudahea to Caesarea, and tarried/waited there. )
SLT And Herod having sought him, and not found, having examined the watch, commanded them to be removed. And having come down from Judea to Cesarea, he tarried.
Wbstr And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.
KJB-1769 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and there abode.
(And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers/watchmen, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Yudea to Caesarea, and there abode. )
KJB-1611 And when Herode had sought for him, and found him not, hee examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And hee went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, & there abode.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps ACTs book available
Gnva And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.
(And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers/watchmen, and commanded them to be led to be punished. And he went down from Yudea to Caesarea, and there abode. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ACTs book available
TNT When Herode had called for him and founde him not he examined the kepers and commaunded to departe. And he descended from Iewry to Cesarea and ther abode.
(When Herod had called for him and found him not he examined the keepers and commanded to departe. And he descended from Yewry to Caesarea and there abode. )
Wycl No Wycl ACTs book available
Luth No Luth ACTs book available
ClVg Herodes autem cum requisisset eum et non invenisset, inquisitione facta de custodibus, jussit eos duci: descendensque a Judæa in Cæsaream, ibi commoratus est.
(Herodes however when/with requisisset him and not/no I_foundsset, inquisitione facts from/about to_the_guards, yussit them duci: descendensque from Yudea in/into/on Cæsaream, there commoratus it_is. )
UGNT Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι; καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς Καισάρειαν, διέτριβεν.
(Haʸrōdaʸs de epizaʸtaʸsas auton kai maʸ heurōn, anakrinas tous fulakas, ekeleusen apaⱪthaʸnai; kai katelthōn apo taʸs Youdaias eis Kaisareian, dietriben.)
SBL-GNT Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι, καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ⸀εἰς Καισάρειαν διέτριβεν.
(Haʸrōdaʸs de epizaʸtaʸsas auton kai maʸ heurōn anakrinas tous fulakas ekeleusen apaⱪthaʸnai, kai katelthōn apo taʸs Youdaias ⸀eis Kaisareian dietriben.)
RP-GNT Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρών, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι. Καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν διέτριβεν.
(Haʸrōdaʸs de epizaʸtaʸsas auton kai maʸ heurōn, anakrinas tous fulakas, ekeleusen apaⱪthaʸnai. Kai katelthōn apo taʸs Youdaias eis taʸn Kaisareian dietriben.)
TC-GNT Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρών, ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι. Καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς [fn]τὴν [fn]Καισάρειαν διέτριβεν.
(Haʸrōdaʸs de epizaʸtaʸsas auton kai maʸ heurōn, anakrinas tous fulakas, ekeleusen apaⱪthaʸnai. Kai katelthōn apo taʸs Youdaias eis taʸn Kaisareian dietriben. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
12:6-19 God, through an angel, led Peter out, reunited him with his praying friends, and sent him out to carry on the work of spreading the Good News. The message advanced despite determined opposition.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
αὐτὸν
him
The pronoun him refers to Peter. Alternate translation: [Peter]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν
˓having˒_sought_after him
It was probably not Herod himself who searched for Peter. Rather, he most likely ordered his soldiers to do this. Alternate translation: [having ordered a search for him]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
κατελθὼν
˓having˒_come_down
Luke speaks of Herod having gone down to Caesarea because that city is lower in elevation than Judea. Alternate translation: [traveled]