King James Version
Read in contextAnd they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
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And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.