Acts 20:10
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To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

and fell.

1 Kings 17:21,22 And he stretched, and measured himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord, my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech thee, return into his body. . . .

2 Kings 4:34,35 And he went up, and lay upon the child: and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the child's flesh grew warm. . . .

Trouble.

Matthew 9:24 He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Mark 5:39 And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Luke 7:13 Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not.

John 11:11,40 These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth: but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. . . .

Context
Eutychus Revived at Troas
9And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead. 10To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him. 11Then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.…
Cross References
1 Kings 17:21
And he stretched, and measured himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord, my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech thee, return into his body.

2 Kings 4:34
And he went up, and lay upon the child: and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the child's flesh grew warm.

Matthew 9:23
And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,

Matthew 9:24
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Mark 5:39
And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Acts 20:9
And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Paul
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

went down,
καταβὰς (katabas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

threw [himself] on
ἐπέπεσεν (epepesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1968: To fall upon, press upon, light upon, come over. From epi and pipto; to embrace or seize.

[the young man],
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

embraced [him].
συμπεριλαβὼν (symperilabōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4843: From sun and a compound of peri and lambano; to take by enclosing altogether, i.e. Earnestly throw the arms about one.

“{Do} not
Μὴ (Mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

be alarmed!”
θορυβεῖσθε (thorybeisthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2350: From thorubos; to be in tumult, i.e. Disturb, clamor.

he said.
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“He
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

still alive!”
ψυχὴ (psychē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.


Additional Translations
But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”

But Paul having descended, fell upon him, and having embraced him, he said, "Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him!"

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.

And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him, said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

Paul, however, went down, threw himself upon him, and folding him in his arms said, "Do not be alarmed; his life is still in him."

Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."

And Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and having embraced him, said, 'Make no tumult, for his life is in him;'
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