23:14a

chief priests: This phrase refers to the priests who were leaders of the Jewish priests. (The high priest was top leader of the priests.) See how you translated this phrase in 4:6 or 22:30.

elders: The word elders describes leaders in Jewish society who were not priests. See how you translated this word in 21:18 or 24:1.

23:14b

have bound ourselves with a solemn oath: Here the clause in Greek has the same verb that means “speak a curse” in 23:12. The clause in Greek also has the word that means “with a curse.” This emphasizes that they are completely committed to fulfilling their promise to kill Paul. Translate in a similar way as you did in 23:12. For example:

We have bound ourselves under a great curse (King James Version)
-or-
We’ve asked God to curse us (God’s Word)
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promised with a great curse of bad consequences ⌊should we not fulfill it⌋
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promised, saying “We will indeed do this or else ⌊die trying⌋!”
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promised, saying “We will indeed do this or else ⌊may God kill us⌋!”

not to eat anything: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as eat is literally “taste.” It refers to either eating or drinking a small amount. It implies any amount of food or drink. For example:

to taste nothing (New American Standard Bible)

In some languages, translating this word as taste would imply that they could eat as long as it was more than just a taste. If that is true in your language, indicate that they meant not eating or drinking at all. For example:

to eat or drink nothing

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