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and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Dammesek, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Yerushalayim.
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As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Dammesek, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
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He fell on the eretz, and heard a voice saying to him, "Sha'ul, Sha'ul, why do you persecute me?"
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He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Yeshua, whom you are persecuting.
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But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
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The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
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Sha'ul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Dammesek.
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He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
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Now there was a certain talmid at Dammesek named Hananyah. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Hananyah!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."
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The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Yehudah for one named Sha'ul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
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and in a vision he has seen a man named Hananyah coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."