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And the governor having made a sign to him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing you as being judge to this nation for many years, I make a defense cheerfully to the things concerning myself.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
governor A leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plural: leaders. N-GMS H2232 ἡγεμόνος ēgemonos
having made a sign To nod, make a sign, beckon. V-APA-GMS H3506 νεύσαντος neusantos
to speak, (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PNA H3004 λέγειν legein
Paul Paul, Paulus. N-NMS H3972 Παῦλος paulos
answered: To answer, reply, take up the conversation. V-AIP-3S H611 Ἀπεκρίθη apekrithē
“Knowing To know, know of, understand. V-PPM/P-NMS H1987 ἐπιστάμενος epistamenos
many Much, many; often. Adj-GNP H4183 πολλῶν pollōn
years, A year. N-GNP H2094 ἐτῶν etōn
as being To be, exist. V-PPA-AMS H1510    
judge A judge, magistrate, ruler. N-AMS H2923 κριτὴν kritēn
this This; he, she, it. DPro-DNS H3778    
nation A race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles. N-DNS H1484 ἔθνει ethnei
cheerfully Cheerful, having good courage. Adv H2115 εὐθύμως euthumōs
I make a defense To give a defense, defend oneself (especially in a law court): it can take an object of what is said in defense. V-PIM/P-1S H626 ἀπολογοῦμαι apologoumai

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Berean Bible And the governor having made a sign to him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing you as being judge to this nation for many years, I make a defense cheerfully to the things concerning myself.
King James Bible And Then Paul, after that the governor having made a sign to had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing you answered, Forasmuch as being I know that thou hast been of many years a judge to unto this nation for many years, nation, I make a defense do the more cheerfully to the things concerning myself.answer for myself:
Hebrew Greek English And When the governor having made a sign to had nodded for him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing responded: "Knowing that for many years you as being have been a judge to this nation for many years, nation, I make a defense cheerfully to the things concerning myself.make my defense,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And When the governor having made a sign to had nodded for him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing responded: "Knowing that for many years you as being have been a judge to this nation for many years, nation, I make a defense cheerfully to the things concerning myself.make my defense,