4:29a
They got up: The Greek verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates here as got up has several senses. It can mean simply “stand up.” It can also refer to beginning an action or preparing for the action. In this context the people in the synagogue stood up, and they also began a hostile action against Jesus. Translate this in a natural way in your language for this context. See also the note on 1:39a where this verb is used of Mary preparing for her trip to see Elizabeth.
drove Him out of the town: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as drove Him out of the town is literally they “threw/cast him out of town.” This means that they “forced him to leave the town.” A crowd of people surrounded Jesus and forcibly took him with them out of the town.
Some other ways to translate this are:
forced him out of the town (NET Bible)
-or-
threw him out of town (Contemporary English Version)
4:29b
led Him: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as led Him here uses the same verb that it translates as “led” in 4:9a.
Some other ways to translate this phrase are:
forced Jesus ⌊to go with them⌋
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pushed him
to the brow of the hill on which the town was built: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as brow refers to the edge or top of a cliff. The town of Nazareth had been built on a hill. For example:
to the edge of the cliff on which the town was built (New Century Version)
4:29c
in order to throw Him over the cliff: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as throw…over the cliff implies that the people of Nazareth intended to kill Jesus. They intended to kill him by pushing him off the cliff. Some other ways to translate this are:
They meant to throw him over the cliff (Good News Translation)
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They intended to push him over the cliff (New Living Translation (2004))
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