Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
OJBNow [at] every Chag he was releasing to them one prisoner for whom they were making bakosha (request).
TCENTNow at the feast Pilate would release one prisoner for the people, whomever they requested.
T4TIt was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one person who was in prison. He customarily released whichever prisoner the people requested.