KJV King James Version
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
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Acts 27:16
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
WEB World English Bible
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
ASV American Standard Version
And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship;
19 And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
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νησίονG3519 · nēsionsmall islandδέG1161 · dethenτιG5100 · tisoneὑποδραμόντεςG5295 · hupotrechōto sail underκαλούμενονG2564 · kaleōto call: callΚαῦδαG2802 · Klaudē, KaudaCaudaἰσχύσαμενG2480 · ischuōbe strongμόλιςG3433 · molishardlyπερικρατεῖςG4031 · perikratēsin control ofγενέσθαιG1096 · ginomaito beτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκάφης,G4627 · skaphēlifeboat
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