Gevurot 5:18

18 And they laid their hands upon the Moshiach’s Shlichim and they put them in a public beis hasohar.

Gevurot 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 5:18

And laid their hands on the apostles
That is, laid hold on them, and took them, and carried them away; at least their servants did so, by their orders:

and put them in the common prison;
where malefactors were put; and this both for greater security, and for greater disgrace.

Gevurot 5:18 In-Context

16 And also the multitudes from the shtetlach surrounding Yerushalayim were coming together, carrying the cholim and the ones being tormented by ruchot teme’ot (unclean spirits); and they were all receiving refu’ah shleimah.

17 But there was an uprising of the Kohen Gadol and all the ones with him of the Tzedukim kat, and they were filled with kinah.

18 And they laid their hands upon the Moshiach’s Shlichim and they put them in a public beis hasohar.

19 And a malach Adonoi (an angel of Hashem) opened the doors of the beis hasohar balailah, and having led them out, said, [BERESHIS 16:7; SHEMOT 3:2; TEHILLIM 34:7]

20 "Go and stand and speak in the Beis Hamikdash to the people kol divrei HaChayyim haelleh."