24. "And also provide mounts for Rav Sha'ul to ride, that he may be given safe passage to Felix the Moshel."
25. Then the tribune wrote an iggeret to this effect:
26. "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Moshel, Felix. Greetings.
27. "This man was seized by the Judeans and was about to be killed by them, but when I learned that he is a Roman citizen, I came with the chaiyalim and rescued him.
28. "Desiring to have da'as of the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
29. "I found he was being accused about issues of their Torah and the charge was nothing worthy of mavet or of imprisonment.
30. "And when I received information of a kesher (plot) keneged (against) the man, I sent him immediately to you, having given orders also to his accusers to state their case against Rav Sha'ul before your excellency."
31. Therefore, as they were ordered, the chaiyalim took Rav Sha'ul along and brought him under cover of lailah to Antipatris.
32. And on the next day, having allowed the horsemen to go on with Rav Sha'ul, they returned to the barracks.
33. When the horsemen entered into Caesarea, they delivered the iggeret to the Moshel and also presented Rav Sha'ul to him.
34. And having read it, and having asked from what province Rav Sha'ul hailed, the Moshel learned that he was from Cilicia.
35. "I will give you a hearing," Felix said, "when also your accusers arrive." Then the Moshel commanded Rav Sha'ul to be watched by shomrim in the Praetorium of Herod.