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Acts 12:21

NETBible	On a day determined in advance, Herod¹ put on his royal robes,² sat down on the judgment seat,³ and made a speech⁴ to them.
NIV © biblegateway Act 12:21	On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
NASB © biblegateway Act 12:21	On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.
NLT © biblegateway Act 12:21	and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them.
MSG © biblegateway Act 12:21	On the day set for their meeting, Herod, robed in pomposity, took his place on the throne and regaled them with a lot of hot air.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 12:21	And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 12:21	On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 12:21	So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.
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KJV	And <1161> upon a set <5002> day <2250> Herod <2264>_, arrayed <1746> (5671) in royal <937> apparel <2066>_, sat <2523> (5660) upon <1909> his throne <968>_, and <2532> made an oration <1215> (5707) unto <4314> them <846>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 12:21	On an appointed <5002> day <2250> Herod <2264> , having put <1746> on his royal <937> apparel <2066> , took <2523> his seat <2523> on the rostrum <968> and began delivering <1215> an address <1215> to them.
NET [draft] ITL	On a day <2250> determined in advance <5002> , Herod <2264> put on <1746> his royal <937> robes <2066> , sat down <2523> on <1909> the judgment seat <968> , and made a speech <1215> to <4314> them <846> .
GREEK	takth <5002> A-DSF de <1161> CONJ hmera <2250> N-DSF [o] <3588> T-NSM hrwdhv <2264> N-NSM endusamenov <1746> (5671) V-AMP-NSM esyhta <2066> N-ASF basilikhn <937> A-ASF kayisav <2523> (5660) V-AAP-NSM epi <1909> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN bhmatov <968> N-GSN edhmhgorei <1215> (5707) V-IAI-3S prov <4314> PREP autouv <846> P-APM

NETBible

On a day determined in advance, Herod¹ put on his royal robes,² sat down on the judgment seat,³ and made a speech⁴ to them.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹sn Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great).

²tn Or “apparel.” On Herod’s robes see Josephus, Ant. 19.8.2 (19.344), summarized in the note at the end of v. 23.

³tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “speaker’s platform” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“rostrum,” NASB; “platform,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.

³sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.

⁴tn Or “delivered a public address.”