KJV King James Version
And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 27:28
And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
WEB World English Bible
They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
ASV American Standard Version
and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandβολίσαντεςG1001 · bolizōto soundεὗρονG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetὀργυιὰςG3712 · orguiaa fathomεἴκοσι,G1501 · eikositwentyβραχὺG1024 · brachuslittleδὲG1161 · dethenδιαστήσαντεςG1339 · diistēmito passκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάλινG3825 · palinagainβολίσαντεςG1001 · bolizōto soundεὗρονG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetὀργυιὰςG3712 · orguiaa fathomδεκαπέντε·G1178 · dekapentefifteen
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